I am installing the Lift Reserve Indicator as well. I am still building so
not any flight information. I decided on it because it has no electronics
so power failure or electronic failure does not matter, it is an analog
readout showing range of flight above stall, hence lift reserve...here ,
I'll just give the web site to explain it better.
http://www.liftreserve.com/
Bill McClellan
A164
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Atkinson" <paul@theatkinsons.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Angle of Attack indicators
> Jeremy
>
>
> I have a Lift Reserve Indicator which does much the same thing as an AOA
> indicator. I haven't used it in anger yet, but many years ago flew an
> airplane with one, which converted me to the idea. For take-off and
> landing you basically ignore airspeed and fly AOA. You just keep it in
> the band that says you are safe and you always know how much margin you
> have. Stall warnings happen rarely ( I hope :-) ) so if you get one
> close to the ground there is a chance that it will take you by surprise
> and cause you to over react. If you are watching your AOAI there is less
> chance of an unpleasant surprise and you will be able to react to the
> problem before it becomes serious. If you intend flying from short
> strips it will give you the confidence to fly at slower speeds safely,
> thus reducing landing and take-off distances required.
> I can't think of any negatives, but then I am biased!
>
> Paul
>
> On Sunday, October 13, 2002, at 06:24 pm, Jeremy Davey wrote:
>
> > I'm at the stage of deciding whether to fit a simple stall warner or to
> > go
> > for a more sophisticated angle-of-attack indicator.
> >
> > Has anyone out there got an angle-of-attack indicators on their Europa
> > and
> > can offer some thoughts on their experiences. I'm looking for any
> > positives
> > and negatives I can get.
> >
> > Thanks and regards,
> > Jeremy
> >
> >
>
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