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===Attitude Indicator <!-- This is ATTITUDE, not Altitude. Do not change it. -->=== {{main|Attitude indicator}} ;[[Image:Attitude indicator level flight.svg|left|100px]] The attitude indicator (also known as an ''artificial horizon'') shows the aircraft's relation to the horizon. From this the pilot can tell whether the wings are level ([[Flight dynamics|roll]]) and if the aircraft nose is pointing above or below the horizon ([[Flight dynamics|pitch]]).<ref name=faa/>{{rp|3-18 to 3-19}} Attitude is always presented to users in the unit [[Degree (angle)|degrees]] (Β°).{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} The attitude indicator is a primary instrument for instrument flight and is also useful in conditions of poor visibility. Pilots are trained to use other instruments in combination should this instrument or its power fail. [[Image:Glider Instrument Panel.png|right|thumb|250px|[[Schempp-Hirth Janus]]-C [[Glider (sailplane)|glider]] Instrument panel equipped for "cloud flying". The [[turn and bank indicator]] is top centre. The [[heading indicator]] is replaced by a [[GPS]]-driven computer with wind and glide data, driving two electronic variometer displays to the right.]]
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