Everyone has seen those "Laser Levels" advertised on TV. I own one,
and (although it's relatively useless) it's very cool.

Wouldn't it be slick to have a gyro-stabilized thin red line projected
onto your panel, graphically displaying the actual horizon? Talk about
situational awareness in the 21st century! You would have to be blind
not to see which way was up...

This sounds like science fiction (or, at least, it did to me) -- so
imagine my surprise when I found that this very system was used in the
SR-71 Blackbird -- a plane that was designed and built over 40 years
ago.

Who'd a thunk it?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"