Kellym
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1705
Location: Sun Lakes AZ
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 Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:44 pm Post subject: More on the TC vs T&B (unusual |
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I've been mostly observing this discussion resisting commenting.
However, for a non-instrument rated pilot to make assumptions, based
on modern instrument placement, just doesn't add much to the discussion.
Anyone that has ever been in a spin under the hood or in actual will
tell you that unless you have an expensive non-tumbling AI, that it
is useless in a spin, and probably in any other unusual attitude
likely to cause it to tumble. Yes, I did my very first spin under the
hood, many years ago, not having a clue it was coming, as my CFII
apparently felt I wasn't challenged enough by the usual unusual
attitudes.
In a spin, neither the DG nor the AI will tell you anything. Using
turn coordinator and airspeed recovery was rather easy...easier than
having a spinning earth out the windshield.
I can also tell you from experience, partial panel difficulty varies
greatly with day or night condition, turbulence or lack thereof, and
presence or lack of icing, as well as how stable and fast your
aircraft is.
A partial panel "survivor"
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Quoting Rodney Dunham <rdunhamtn(at)hotmail.com>:
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T&B vs TC vs AI,
I'm not IFR certified, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last
night! AND, I'm with George on this one.
There's a real good reason the AI is in the center of the flight
instrument "six pack" and the anchor point of your scan. The
information displayed is intuitive. That is, you can get a whole lot of
info in a hurry with little or no interpretation necessary. You just
yank and bank until the little airplane looks just right and all is
well in Neverland. Let's face it, if either the T&B or the TC were
anywhere near as good there wouldn't even BE an AI in the panel! Is
anyone on this forum advocating we fly IFR without one ON PURPOSE???
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