Back up instruments for your panel

[SomeDay7]

Looking at an AOA instrument for my future panel. What is your thought of this being one of your only backup instruments if all else fails? https://www.advancedflightsystems.com/advanced-aoa.php

[109JB]

IMO you don't even need that. The kitfox is an easy enough airplane to fly just by looking out the window.

[SomeDay7]

Your right I won’t even add a panel who needs one. Thanks
Just trying to start a conversation. Getting excited about my build. I could go elsewhere and I have.

[Shadowrider]

Are you thinking of how to power it? I think the AOA is probably one of the most useful instruments and should be included on all new builds.

[109JB]

You asked for an opinion. I gave one. I'm continuing the conversation by stating my opinion that practice without reference to instruments is better than relying on backup instruments for a kitfox type airplane. The pilot community as a whole has lost stick and rudder skills and feel for the airplane and replaced it with reliance on gadgets. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of things that are great for reducing pilot workload and that is fine but you asked about a backup instrument for an airplane that I consider a seat of the pants airplane.

Edit: AOA's are great instruments but I still don't think they replace seat of the pants stick and rudder skills. If you want one put it in.

[Shadowrider]

John the beauty of the AOA is you don't have to look at it and you can keep looking outside, still going off your "seat of the pants" working on your "stick and rudder skills" Helps give you some stall awareness and how close you are getting to stall. They have an instrument, but mostly the audio is the most useful.

[SomeDay7]

So having the stand alone AOA may save your ass if all fails. Over a desolate area. One shot to do it right. And. You stall and crash because the heat of the moment you had no awareness of a perfect landing with the adenaline rushing through your body.