On Sunday, June 9, 2013 2:57:47 PM UTC-6, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Bill D wrote, On 6/9/2013 9:04 AM:

On Sunday, June 9, 2013 9:19:11 AM UTC-6, Dan Marotta wrote:

Technology is a wonderful thing and, given the time and money, we

engineers can develop anything you desire.



BUT... Would another bell or whistle really improve safety over

simply learning to fly correctly? Have we become so insulated from

our surroundings that we can't recognize a burble in the controls,a

slacking of pressure, a reduction in air noise?



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Some form of AoA sensing/stall warning is installed on every aircraft

made - except rotorcraft and gliders. The sling-wing guys have an

excuse, we don't. I think our terrible safety record speaks

volumes.



Clearly, pilots don't universally recognize impending stall/spins.

We've been trying to get them to do so for the entire history of

flight without much success. It time for another solution now that

we have the technology.



Has anyone tried any of various AOA instruments on the market? There are

several under $1000.



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I don't know if there is one designed from the beginning as a glider instrument. Here's what I have in mind:
http://www.technology-market.eu/part...84FB_3IDG.html

Except, there's no need for a separate probe, just use the glider's nose as a probe's nose cone and add the pressure sensing ports.