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Old 04-24-2011, 01:09 AM
Blackdog_kt Blackdog_kt is offline
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Originally Posted by BigPickle View Post
that instrument thing has been there from the start sadly:
The instrument says its level, its not



This is clearly actually level and the instrument is out

This is due to the way the gyros work. The two main "features" to keep in mind are that:

a) they can become unbalanced from violent maneuvers and require flying level for a few minutes to "straighten out" and

b) if you keep a certain attitude long enough the gyroscopes will default to that state after some time...so for example if you can hold a perfectly steady 30 degree bank for 5 minutes the artificial horizon will indicate level when you are in fact banked.

Long story short, it's realistic and not a bug
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