Taking a Closer Look at Standby Instruments

Jim Wright is one of the dozens of turbine aircraft pilots who have flown an instrument approach the hard way -- using the standby or secondary instruments (peanuts) for attitude reference. ``Frankly, it's not all that easy,'' said Wright, a veteran turbine aircraft pilot, avionics instructor, and...

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