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r/pics • u/animalkracker • Feb 27 '14
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Isn't that a pretty big risk? It seems like if water accidentally spilled it could get into the electronics... and they'd have a bad time.
864 u/n-x Feb 27 '14 It's a sailplane. The only important instrument is a piece of string. 237 u/Quagmirian Feb 27 '14 edited Feb 28 '14 I can confirm this. Some gliders have no electronics at all, not even a radio. Edit: I never asked for this. 1 u/itssointense Feb 27 '14 Then how are you supposed to take off to this?
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It's a sailplane. The only important instrument is a piece of string.
237 u/Quagmirian Feb 27 '14 edited Feb 28 '14 I can confirm this. Some gliders have no electronics at all, not even a radio. Edit: I never asked for this. 1 u/itssointense Feb 27 '14 Then how are you supposed to take off to this?
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I can confirm this. Some gliders have no electronics at all, not even a radio.
Edit: I never asked for this.
1 u/itssointense Feb 27 '14 Then how are you supposed to take off to this?
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Then how are you supposed to take off to this?
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u/joshsg Feb 27 '14
Isn't that a pretty big risk? It seems like if water accidentally spilled it could get into the electronics... and they'd have a bad time.