Any one rember "Needle, Ball And Airspeed " ?? Virg
(Now that is old)
On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:38:11 +1100 "Martindale Family"
<johnja...@optusnet.com.au> writes:
> Folks
>
> I am concerned about claims that you can establish attitude using
> the compass 'dip" or a ball on string from the roof. Fact is you
> cannot and that is why gyros were adopted. In a balanced turn of any
> degree of bank both of the above methods will be indistinguishable
> from normal level flight as indeed are your ear canals. Surely we
> all know this. The correct VFR method is to chuck the hangar cat
> out the window...... if it goes up you're upside down. Remember Bob
> Hoover can loop an Aero Commander without the water in a glass
> coming out. Centripetal force is replacing big G. Seriously though,
> without an AH, you must use limited panel techniques combining input
> from a number of instruments at once (and a cat).
>
> John Martindale
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