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Old 12th Aug 2016, 09:01
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With respect to the zoom-climb, inertia, momentum... positive climb discussion:

Isn´t it time to install 1940s Glider technology to our modern transport aircraft?
A total energy compensated VSI would indicate the real gain in energy, so you will not be tricked by the transfer of kinetic energy into vetical speed. Only if your altimeter and your total energy compensated VSI both show a positive indication, then you have a positive climb rate. During a bounce it should practically indicate zero. You will immediately notice, that you do not have the desired engine power.
All the instruments are today anyway controlled by computers which do have all the air- and inertia data, it would be a piece of cake to add this feature.
It may however take years for pilots to adopt to it, just like for civil pilots and AoA indicators... Never change a running system, no matter how easily it could be done.
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