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Old 16th Jun 2005, 05:59
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AOA-indicator useful ?

Just seen on this picture, that the DC-10-10 is equipped with an AOA-indicator. I´ve seen it on a L1011-500 also, but on a lot of other large transport like all Boeing or Airbus, I´ve never seen one.

I heart from a friend of mine who is flying fighters, that they control the approach mainly by the AOA and don´t care for airspeed indication.

Does an AOA-indicator come useful when landing a large transport, or is it just another indicator that makes the panel look more professional
Do you miss it, when changing from an aircraft with AOA-indicator to an aircraft without ?
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