SHaines Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) At risk of sounding really ignorant... I have been trying to find out what the gadget on top of the glareshield in the TBM900 is and how to use it properly. I looked through all of the available manuals and other documents for the aircraft but cannot find anything on this implement. If someone has a link to what this is and how it works I would greatly appreciate it. Note... I have subsequently learned that this device is an "angle of attack" indicator or "Alpha Indicator". How it works and how to "read" the various indications within it is still a mystery to me. If anyone has that information... Thanks. Edited April 20, 2020 by SHaines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goran_M Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 The fewer the bars, the lower the AoA. In normal cruise, 1 green bar is optimal AoA. While in the green, the aircraft will not stall, and you will not get a warning. While in the yellow bars, a stall is approaching/imminent. Red bars indicate the aircraft is stalling and action needs to be taken to recover. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaines Posted April 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 Thank you Goran. Good info which I will add to my rapidly growing TBM notebook. This is one heck of a sim airplane. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.