alioth wrote:
Solid state instruments aren’t sensitive to aerobatics.
The sensors of course not. But the indicators will lose alignment after an aerobatic maneuvre and require some time for re-alignment. So before doing that loop or barrel roll in your tourer make sure that you won’t have to rely on your attitude and direction indicators for some time afterwards. Like that unfortunate crew of the Slovak (or Czech?) Citation who tried a barrel roll at night and lost control after their screens displayed nothing but large red "X"s.
Aerobatic airplanes have aerobatic gyros that can be caged. More modern a/c have solid state gyros that don’t care.
Alexis wrote:
Aerobatic airplanes have aerobatic gyros that can be caged.
Some do, some don’t… The flying school where I did most of my training for example had a C150 aerobat. With standard gyros, not aerobatic ones, therefore the flying school owner prohibited aerobatics on this aircraft for fear of instrument damage.
An Aerobat should have it (i think). Yes, the normal gyros will get damaged after a while.
back course approach on a/p
Nice. That’s possible because you have a GTN650 – a certified GPS 
