Cheers,
On the subject of analogue instruments, chalk me on Nigel's side
. While it's true I've found digital gauges to be accurate where you want
concrete figures (fuel used etc), most of my 'events' were solved by a quick
glance at the panel.
Nigel will confirm that after a few hours of famil with a
well-designed cockpit, a 'picture' emerges which the brain soaks up as
scanning. When an engine burps, that first glance at the panel picks up the
faulty source most times. The reason is that a photo equals a thousand
numbers, and that photo comes from analogue dials, all in a row. The
argument might not hold with a single engine as much as with banks of dials,
but I'll bet that analogue tach will come in handy at some time.
ferg
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