Horizon guage?

[dloop]

Ok,

I realize this is one of those potentially really stupid questions,,,so please be gentle.

I live in a rather hilly area. Has anyone thought of adding an aircraft horizon guage as another aid/reminder for using lean burn effeciently? I can't shake the idea when I'm driving.

Remember...gentle.

[b1shmu63]

I built an accelerometer for my 80 cc Suzuki when I was in high school, but then I was not a typical kid.

I can't say that I spent a lot of time looking at the artificial horison when I was taking flying lessons, but hey, anything that works is a good idea.

I'm building a display for the steering column that shows what gear I'm in (and generates logic signals).

Could a vacuum gauge do the same thing for you, perhaps one with a bar readout?

[Insightful Trekker]

Unlike in an aircraft with 3 dimensions of travel and a lower traffic density you'd better spend a greater percentage of time with your eyes on the road in a car.

The MPG gauge and bar graph are more than sufficient for the task of hyper MPG driving. And the sensitivity of an artificial horizon is also poor in comparison.

HTH!

[highwater]

If you got a desire for aircraft instrumentation, an airspeed indicator would be of more value for maximizing FE. Instead of stall warning you could possibly rig it up to warn of _excess_ airspeed. I find that headwinds are a "drag" .

Randall

[Resist]

Instead of an actual Horizon gauge (actually called an attitude indicator), you could just use a bubble level gauge like in motor homes. It would give you the information you need and be a whole lot cheaper.

[dloop]

Great idea!