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Re: Comparison, Pan of Oil vs Mirror Artificial Horizon
From: David Pike
Date: 2015 Jun 22, 12:28 -0700
From: David Pike
Date: 2015 Jun 22, 12:28 -0700
I agree with you on the oil Marty. It eventually becomes a pain in the backside. It's a devil to pour and a devil to carry in a traylike container. It soon picks up dust, but you can't polish it, and it eventually works its way through any joints in the container. I've had a biscuit tin full in my garage waiting for me to summon up the courage to pour it back into the tin, because I know it's going to make a mess. one thing I have found is that it helps if ay all times the tin's sitting on a weekend size newspaper. I'm going to stick with my mirror from now on until I can drive to south facing coast. Dave