Why isn't AOA on the panel?
Reading through Adrian's post on Vx and Vy speeds got me thinking.
A whole lot of the numbers that we try to remember when flying a new type are much more to do with angle-of-attack than they are to do with airspeed.
Vs, Vx, Vy, Vref are all functions of load, power and load factor though if represented on an AoA instrument they would be (almost) constant.
I spoke to someone who had put a modern AoA gauge on a homebuilt RV-8, and he now flies all his approaches and climbs using AoA, and also uses it for reference during aerobatics.
I guess that a stagnation point type sensor wouldn't compensate for flap position, though that could be easily accommodated.
Would you like one on your panel?