"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
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"John Carrier" wrote in message
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I've observed similar results with new students in the T-45C. The
primary
instrument scan is on an ADI which has all the essential flight data for
BI.
But the altimeter and airspeed are presented as digital information with
a
"wiper blade" for movement (roughly 2 knot and 20 foot increments ...
one
sweep = 100 knots or 1000 feet). Not intuitive for the pilot trained to
standard instrumentation. We do not have BI-1 check rides.

There are backup steam guages ... 2 inch airspeed and altimeter ... that
are
well out of scan. A partial panel scan is tough. Of course I can dump
the
system and leave them with a wet compass, a peanut gyro, a clock and the
standby pitot statics. Fun to fly a TACAN approach using the
alphanumeric
bearing to station and DME. Kind of a graduation character building
exercise, the Kobiyashi Maru scenario.

R / John

Hi JC

I've lived through the perfect Kobiyashi Maru scenario. I have beaten
Captain Kirk. I am the best!!!
My wife appeared at the head of the stairs one night before we went out
for
dinner and asked me,
"Do I look fatter in the blue dress.....or the red one????"
"NEITHER, says me, thou art beautiful in BOTH!!!!"

Well then, you won't mind telling us when you quit beating her?