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Re: Doug Royer's Artificial Horizon
From: George Huxtable
Date: 2005 Feb 26, 00:27 +0000
From: George Huxtable
Date: 2005 Feb 26, 00:27 +0000
Doug wrote- The 2 liquid levels are >positioned close to the edge and positioned on the top surface of the A.H. >on 2 axis.I used a watery plexiglass adhesive to bond the levels to the >plexiglass surface. From George- A snag with bonding the levels in that way is that you are then unable to pick them up and turn them end-for-end (a test which inspires confidence). Another snag may be that for low altitudes the levels may get in the way of the light, unless the plate is rather large. And if the plate IS rather large, isn't it better to test with the level the part of the surface where the reflection is happening, not another patch near the edge? I would be interested to discover what accuracy listmembers have been able to achieve when using such solid levelled horizons. ================================================================ contact George Huxtable by email at george@huxtable.u-net.com, by phone at 01865 820222 (from outside UK, +44 1865 820222), or by mail at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK. ================================================================