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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>At last weekend’s contest I asked several pretty experienced judges whether a gyro that told a pilot whether his wings were level and/or his nose was pitching down was legal in pattern. I know the rules say gyros that automatically adjust for pitch and yaw are illegal. I also believe any other device that tells the pilot the orientation of the plane so that the pilot can manually adjust is also not in the spirit of the sport.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I got some interesting responses.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In my opinion this type of feedback has been technically feasible for many years. It may not have been through direct communication between the receiver and the transmitter but it was certainly doable through a tone in an ear piece or similar feedback mechanism. I’m surprised the rules never anticipated this. Why did we have to wait for telemetry capable radios?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div> <BR>
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