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Old 5th Dec 2003, 19:24
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The trouble is that the 196 only knows about the rate of turn over the ground, not through the air.

On a calm day that won't matter much, but if you're flying in an air mass which is itself moving at, say, 30 knots then the 196's angle of bank calculation could be seriously misleading.

I love my 196, but its 'instument panel' page is the one I use least.
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