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Originally Posted by Flik Roll
Beagle, it's that old L-A-I
Something that isn't emphasised enough in GA land - the lookout. It's all very heads in and instrument focused so you chase the height, speed and bank and it all goes Pete Tong, rather than relying on a good bit of LAI to get a nice balance.
So'Cal APP...
People often stare at the AI subconsciously without realising.
Easy solution to that then is to cover it up and do it on partial panel.
I failed my FAA SE CPL first time for not looking out enough. In fact the examiner gave me a right bollocking for using the instruments, in particular AI, TC and ball and a couple of days later when I did my re-test he covered all the instruments except for altimeter and oil pressure / temperature.
It was good though, I was doing the steep turns by visual reference (forget the AI), and stalling by using the wing tips. He even made me come back into the circuit and land with no instruments, just feeling the aeroplane. He was pleased, and I was pleased because I passed
