Jeremy
I have a Lift Reserve Indicator which does much the same thing as an AOA
indicator. I haven't used it in anger yet, but many years ago flew an
airplane with one, which converted me to the idea. For take-off and
landing you basically ignore airspeed and fly AOA. You just keep it in
the band that says you are safe and you always know how much margin you
have. Stall warnings happen rarely ( I hope :-) ) so if you get one
close to the ground there is a chance that it will take you by surprise
and cause you to over react. If you are watching your AOAI there is less
chance of an unpleasant surprise and you will be able to react to the
problem before it becomes serious. If you intend flying from short
strips it will give you the confidence to fly at slower speeds safely,
thus reducing landing and take-off distances required.
I can't think of any negatives, but then I am biased!
Paul
On Sunday, October 13, 2002, at 06:24 pm, Jeremy Davey wrote:
> I'm at the stage of deciding whether to fit a simple stall warner or to
> go
> for a more sophisticated angle-of-attack indicator.
>
> Has anyone out there got an angle-of-attack indicators on their Europa
> and
> can offer some thoughts on their experiences. I'm looking for any
> positives
> and negatives I can get.
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Jeremy
>
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