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Forum: Private Flying

18th Jun 2019, 10:59

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Gyroscope question

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Posted By Jhieminga

Another thing is that you need two instruments to...

Another thing is that you need two instruments to work to know the bearing of an NDB, unless you use an RMI. With a VOR, just one instrument can provide this information. From a practical point of...

Forum: Private Flying

17th Jun 2019, 09:45

Replies: 12

Gyroscope question

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Posted By Jhieminga

Yes to the first statement, but I respectfully...

Yes to the first statement, but I respectfully disagree with the last sentence. For a gyroscope to be able to exploit the principle of rigidity, it needs to have three degrees of freedom. The gyro in...

Forum: Private Flying

17th Jun 2019, 09:09

Replies: 12

Gyroscope question

Views: 3,599

Posted By Jhieminga

The turn coordinator, but also its predecessor...

The turn coordinator, but also its predecessor (however you want to call it) use the principle of precession to indicate the direction of the turn. To be able to use the principle of rigidity, the...

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