On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 07:30:31 -0400, David Megginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I had my first real vacuum failure last night, fortunately in VMC. > > The VAC annunciator lit up and the suction gauge went to 0 when I was > 10 nm back from my runway -- by the time we touched down, the HI was > very sluggish, and the AI was showing a 20-degree bank when level. > > My daughter and I both noticed the VAC annunciator instantly -- that's > good news for early recognition if it ever happens in IMC. I asked > myself what would have happened in IMC, and in that particular case, I > think it would have been a non-event -- we were already lined up for > the approach, in calm wind and smooth air, so the AI would barely be > included in my scan anyway, and the TC was more than stable enough. > In turbulence, however, it would be much more difficult. > > The other good news is that the AI and HI spun down just like they do > in FlightGear, so the whole panel looked very familiar to me. > > The bad news, of course, is that I have to pay for a new vacuum pump. ..ooops! You have no vacuum backup source??? -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
