Bart, what makes you think that "we are all supposed to have a turn and bank indicator installed in the Ercoupe" ?
I don't recall the T&B required for VFR flight, nor being original equipment in factory Ercoupes. Hartmut ----- Original Message ----- From: robertbartunek To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 2:03 AM Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: VFR Cloud busters As long as we are all supposed to have a turn and bank indicator installed in the Ercoupe, I would recommend that everyone get a CFI to ride along and teach them to fly needle ball and airspeed. It is actually easier to do than you think. For an emergencey "going IFR" or more correctly "going IMC" situation, a 180 degree turn can be executed very nicely on the turn and bank indicator. In fact, some of the finest instrument approaches I have ever seen to very low minimums (100' and 1/2m) were done using only needle ball and airspeed. But, the guy was trained to do it. Further, straight and level on the turn and bank is a piece of cake, if you practice say, once a month. Bart
