Hi Netters.
I enjoyed the opportunity to share with Mark his first flight in N56ML. At our
last chapter meeting of the RAA in Barrie, We had a senior flight instructor
talk about the absolute minimum instruments required for the teaching of flight
to a student. In 1939 when World War 2 started, the Commonwealth Training Plan
program called for the "taping over" of nonessential instruments.You were left
with engine pressure and temperature,RPM, compass, altimeter and gas gauge.
Notice that you never got "airspeed" until you had your first solo. You were
taught to recognize attitude for takeoff , level flight and landings.They
trained a lot of good pilots by this method. For a young pilot, it is better to
keep your eyes outside the plane than inside it. You really get to know the
feel of the plane this way.
Regards
Harold Woods
Orillia, ON. Canada.
[email protected]
