"one needs to be able to cope with what one gets..."
So much easier with an autopilot !
I can see where we're going with this one. We need the application of a bit of Reductionist Theory here. Let's chuck out the AI/HSI/VSI/Turn Co-ordinator. Ebay beckons, plus a few quid.
Six inches of string glued to the inside of the windscreen with a nut tied to the end and we're in business ! Instead of being hypnotised by the scan, we can enjoy the hypnotic pendulum effect of our new cost effective auto pilot.
I might be able to do Cairo - Capetown nonstop with that kit - and solo or, has that already been done ?