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Attitude Indicator (AI)

The attitude indicate provide pitch and bank information to the pilot.

Standard vacuum-driven attitude indicators rely on a gyroscope mounted in the horizontal plane. When he aircraft is pitched or banked, the spinning gyroscope stays rigid in space.

Most attitude indicators are accurate to +/- 100° of bank, and 60-70° of pitch. Beyond this, the gyro will tumble.

Some modern AI's will never tumble.