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"I wouldn't have one on my
plane. It's not worth it's weight."
Mark,
That is one of the most ignorant and
irresponsible statements I've EVER read on the LML.
As an ex-Navy pilot who learned to
dogfight and land on boats using nothing but AOA, I can tell you that
my AOA was the FIRST thing I bought for my plane. I flew AOA primarily
throughout my military career and am heartened that I now have an AOA display
on the PFD and HUD in the airliner I fly. American Airlines paid
through the nose for that technology and to me it'll be worth it's weight in
gold if I should ever encounter windshear, wake turbulence, airspeed indicator
failure or a few other things I can't think of at the moment. It also
indicates L/D max should I ever have an engine failure in my ES and want to
optimize my glide.
Your summarization that having an AOA
somehow substitutes for stall training or
recovery is equally off base. Of course it doesn't- it's a tool, just like
a stall warning indicator is. AOA, properly used, tells the pilot when the
wind is producing it's maximum lift for any weight, altitude or CG. That's
a good thing to know.
If you choose to leave AOA off your
plane, that's your choice. Mocking pilots for what you presume is their
reason for installing one in their planes is wrong and shows a startling lack of
understanding of what a valuable addition AOA can be to planes like
ours.
Skip Slater
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