by danielHL » Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:06 pm
That's not true, either. The RPM meter isn't in view, I'd have to tilt my head in the real plane as well. Also, for RPM you have a lot of "secondary indications": engine sound, speed and pitch response, throttle lever position... to monitor during flight, and glance at the RPM only a few times every minute (as compared to the flight instruments which need to be checked every few seconds)
During high-workload phases of flight (takeoff, landing), RPM is rather useless. For takeoff, you put the lever on max anyways (check instrument once for correct power), during landing you either pull back for power off approach or use throttle as needed. The only times you have to adjust power to certain settings is during run-up on the ground or when setting cruise power. Both are low-workload phases where a bit of zooming an panning can easily been done and no other instruments have to be monitored.
Also this depends on resolution and screen size. Even with my meagerly 13" laptop screen I can see the top end of the RPM meter quite well during normal flight and still read all the other instruments...
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