How to fly the HSI: when the display is digital, you can bet it's an HSI. Even a portable GPS will have one, so it's worth knowing how to use it well.(IFR TECHNIQUE)(Horizontal Situation Indicator and Global Positioning System )

From: IFR | Date: June 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Except for turboprop singles and high-end twins, a GA aircraft equipped with horizontal situation indicator (HSI) used to be a rarity. Technically advanced aircraft (TAAs) shipping in the last 10 years have changed this forever. Primary flight displays always have HSIs and many have flight directors (FDs). Most likely, these pilots transitioning to a TAA never received any formal instrument training with either instrument.

Go to any local FBO or flight school and it's common to hear, "Once you transition to using a GPS, you'll never fly a plane without one." In a similar ...

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