Hello TB,
you do seem to be hellbent on blaming your notes for being wrong but consider the following:These are all taken from your own comments.
quote: Apparently from your notes
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"Rate Sensing Gyro. When a gyro is aligned with its sensitive axis parallel to an axis, it will detect any rotation of the aeroplane around that axis."
"Could someone please explain this to me, or are my notes talking nonsense? "
No, I think your notes make sense
"Methinks either my notes are incorrect when they say that the spin axis and the sensitive axis mean the same thing"
No, from the extract you have supplied from your notes they do not say this.
"I am not confused. My notes are incorrect. "
Say it often enough and someone will believe you.
"They clearly state that the spin axis and the sensitive axis are the same thing. This is clearly nonsense"
No, they say that the sensitive axis will produce a precession in response to rotation about it. Says nothing about the spin axis.
Sorry TB, but it is just too easy for people who are struggling to blame anything except themselves. I suggest you book an appointment to speak with your instructor again,
all the best OMH