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Re: C&P AH: size of the bubble
From: Luc Van den Borre
Date: 2019 Jul 13, 19:14 +0200
From: Luc Van den Borre
Date: 2019 Jul 13, 19:14 +0200
On 13/07/2019 18:16, Igor S. wrote: > I have a question about bubble size of C&P artificial horizon. > It appears to be much bigger than that in the manual (see photos). Would > it be a problem? May be in the course of time the liquid evaporated a > little bit and bubble became bigger in size ? The bubble on mine does appear considerably smaller. My artificial horizon has some kind of mucky deposit on the inside of the glass, which obscures the centre of the crosshairs. I still get good results, but it takes extra skill to estimate when the bubble and the sun are centred. Perhaps you'll have a similar experience. Luc