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Good low-time VFR pilots don't go VFR-over-the-top in an airplane that doesn't even have an artificial horizon.
Disclaimer: I don't know if that is exactly what we see in the video and I of course have no clue about the cause of the crash.
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Originally posted by Gabriel View PostGood low-time VFR pilots don't go VFR-over-the-top in an airplane that doesn't even have an artificial horizon.
Wealthy, competitive, type-A personalities have sometimes shown a propensity to get in over their head with high $ aircraft and be somewhat less cautious regarding fundamental and procedural rules.
(Disclaimer noted and largely copied for this comment)Les règles de l'aviation de base découragent de longues périodes de dur tirer vers le haut.
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Originally posted by Gabriel View PostGood low-time VFR pilots don't go VFR-over-the-top in an airplane that doesn't even have an artificial horizon.
Disclaimer: I don't know if that is exactly what we see in the video and I of course have no clue about the cause of the crash.
http://abc7news.com/sports/former-ph...crash/2614235/
Anyway, if it doesn't turn out to be widow-maker, I want one.
Very sad news though. I wonder if these SPL aircraft are beginning to cross a dangerous line.
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Originally posted by Evan View Post***All you need is a Sport Pilots License to fly it (brace yourself for more carnage)***
While I always favor more knowledge, the stats represent genuine risk exposure (with some parallels to your BRS).Les règles de l'aviation de base découragent de longues périodes de dur tirer vers le haut.
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Originally posted by Evan View PostIt does have an artificial horizon. And a bank indicator.
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Basically the same video that above, but with the voice of the person recording. I am ready to remove the disclaimer now.
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Originally posted by Gabriel View PostI believe the artificial horizon is optional. And what the heck is a bank indicator?
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Originally posted by Evan View PostIt has something on the center display that looks like a turn and bank indicator (turn and slip if you prefer) except that it seems to lack to "ball" aspect. So I don't know what you call it.
I went to Wikipedia to see if this thing is certified for aerobatic type stuff (not that it has direct relevance...there is that fundamental rule to not be doing too much extreme attitude nor relentless pull up stuff without a healthy altitude buffer).Les règles de l'aviation de base découragent de longues périodes de dur tirer vers le haut.
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Originally posted by Evan View PostIt has something on the center display that looks like a turn and bank indicator (turn and slip if you prefer) except that it seems to lack to "ball" aspect. So I don't know what you call it.
And I don't see anything in the Icon panel that would be similar to that. It seems that the ones equiped with the artificail horizon have a digital representation of the ball.
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Originally posted by Gabriel View PostThere is no turn and bank indicator, no matter what I prefer. You have the turn and slip indicator and the turn coordinator, which are very sililar instruments although they don't indicate exactly the same thing. Notably, none of them indicates "bank" (although the turn coordinator indicates a combination of bank rate and turn rate).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_and_slip_indicator
Very first line of your Wikipedia link:
In aviation, the turn and slip indicator (T/S, a.k.a. turn and bank indicator)
And I don't see anything in the Icon panel that would be similar to that. It seems that the ones equiped with the artificail horizon have a digital representation of the ball.
Have a look at the photo. There is something similar to that. I think there may be enough instrumentation here for IFR. Would you agree?
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Originally posted by Evan View Post***I think there may be enough instrumentation here for IFR.***
2. Maybe Gabie is being too technical, but you are being sloppy on this thread. While the plane has some instruments that can help you fly without visual cues vs. certified for IFR are another area of nit-pickiness. I am pretty sure that my 150 YouTube from a couple days ago had a nice set of instruments that could support all sorts of IMC flight, but it was not an IFR aircraft.
Not sure what to say on turn & bank...yeah, it TECHNICALLY does not indicate bank and it can indicate a turn with no bank at all whatsoever...
CONVERSELY...though I found it to be damn useful when practicing instrument flying with a pretend failed vacuum pump...and to provide a highly accurate way to manage bank.Les règles de l'aviation de base découragent de longues périodes de dur tirer vers le haut.
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