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Old 11th Jul 2017, 23:19
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Originally Posted by SASless
Attitude Indicators.....primary or secondary instrument for Instrument Flying?
Depends on mode of flight. Normally a supporting instrument. In cruise flight: primary pitch = altimeter, primary turn = heading indicator, primary power = airspeed. (if you remember your Army days...you were only going to have the attitude indicator for the ITO, then it was going to "fail")
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