lilyflyboy262...2
you may have missed the point ........ the discussion (well the last page or so of the thread that some of us have managed to hijack..sorry OP
) relates to getting out of inadvertent IMC and back into VMC.
That is not VFR flying, that is IFR flying and if done by a non IFR rated pilot is extremely life threatening.
That pilot will need all the assistance at hand and to suggest that a non rated pilot could simply use just the T&B, ASI, VSI and Altimeter (and the watch for the timing!!!) to get out of dodge is quite a stretch.
The AH every time will contribute more to saving said VFR inadvertent IMC pilots life than to scanning a T&B, ASI, VSI, ALT and watch and using the AH as a backup device.
You state:
An AH is just an instrument that helps co-ordinate all the above information and the picture outside the plane into one place
Well said, however I take issue with the word "just", it does belittle the AH somewhat.
Anyway, if one is a current IFR pilot, agreed, flying limited panel is quite doable, but for this non hero, it would be very taxing and tiring.
Anyway...what is that about old and bold pilots
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Cheers