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Old January 26th 12, 09:22 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Jan 26, 3:01*pm, Andy wrote:
On Jan 26, 12:14*pm, wrote:

It will be worth informing your customers that fly in US sanctioned
contests that this instrument, as described, will not
be legal for use in US contests due to the incorporation of the
artificial horizon.
UH


Early reports on this unit indicated the horizon can be disabled.
Don't know the means or whether such disabling would be considered
equivalent to having a conventional mechanical gyro instrument removed
from the glider. *It seems the designers did consider the need though.

Andy


It will remain to be seen as to how it is disabled and how this is
confirmed so enforcement isn't a PITA.
UH