JohnnyBlackCT wrote:
Hook wrote:
Regarding AHRS or no-AHRS: Walter has already stated (and the OP has proved) that AHRS is not required for iFly to simulate roll (& pitch?) while in EFIS map mode (synth vision). Without AHRS though the angles portrayed may not reflect reality.
Try using that in actual IFR conditions.
Well, in the olden days, I used to practice partial panel under the hood with the Garmin GPSMap 296's HSI page. Pretty flat stuff, but the first time I did it, my safety pilot couldn't figure out why I had so little trouble.In actual, I would have not had any hesitation using it as a way of getting out of trouble in vacuum failure emergency. Done the same on an EFB with and without AHRS. Didn't really notice a substantial difference in my aircraft control.
You are getting so much more than that with synth vision with a flat panel, with no temptation to rely on the accuracy of a portable AHRS which can fairly easily become decalibrated if not secured just right, particularly if you are using a Stratux which, if I've understood the posts on the subject correctly, requires calibration through its own app.
BTW, I do have AHRS; I'm just not as enamoured of it as some others.I actually bough the chip for y Stratux for the fan controller 
