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 Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:39 am Post subject: An Attitude Indicator on your iPhone |
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Craig -- I regularly (mebbe once a month) practice flying with my eyes inside using the GPS-derived panel on either my Gramin 396 or my backup 296. I have a single Dynon in the panel and, while it has been 100% reliable, I figure that if it ever goes in flight, it would be nice to have some backup. Particularly since flying in Florida is often like flying inside a milk-bottle.. VFR, but no horizon.
the real drawback to flying with the GPS-derived panel is that the altitude keeps flipping around. It will be stead for a while, and then flip. Strangely, the altitude flips don't seem to impact the GPS-derived VSI. Go figure. So, between the rate of turn and VSI you can keep the blue side up and look for a place to land.
However, I have been flying long enough to know that if /when the Dynon goes, the GPS will probably crap out too. So, a 3rd or 4th backup is something to think about.
Talking about that training, the visibility in the 601 is SO good, that it's difficult to keep your peripheral vision from cheating. Even with foggles, you can always see "something" if you let your eyes slide over to the left.
Frank Derfler
The Florida Keys
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