Talk:Turn indicator

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I think A merge is needed as the articles cover the same information and 3 articles are not needed for what is essentially the same instrument. I say a "turn and balance indicator" be the name for The instruments as all terms are generally used interchangeably by pilots and even in aviation training manuals there is not Definite name chosen for the instruments, except for the turn co-ordinator variant. I will begin merging the articles into one, I am not familiar with doing this so any help would be great. Assonance (talk) 08:49, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

I think the merge is OK as long as it still shows the difference between the two gauges. They show the same flight, however they are different. There are still a lot of Turn and bank indicators in use.

New comment: I agree that the two items should be merged. They are really one item. Some careful editing will be necessary. I speak as an ex military Instrument Rating Examiner who use to teach these things. Ian Strachan 17:22, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

I think "Turn Coordinator" is a more commonly used term than "Turn Indicator." Perhaps separate articles for "Turn & Bank Indicator" and "Turn Coordinator", then a disambig article for "Turn Indicator" that also references the automotive article? Joblio 06:40, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

I'd prefer separate articles for the two different instruments, i.e. one for "Turn Coordinator" and another for "Turn and Bank Indicator". While closely related, these two instruments behave differently and should be described separately to avoid confusion, with appropriate references to one another for comparison. 16:03, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

This entry is much like most aviation textbooks. It describes how an Inclonometer works without describing what it is for. The closest definition I have heard is "The Inclinometer measures the quality of a turn" The Inclinometer is a means to tell the pilot wether the relative wind is flowing parallel to the longitudinal axis of the airplane. This task can also be acomplished with a yaw string.71.246.224.226 (talk) 23:44, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm concerned about the use of the term inclinometer. The ball is not an inclinometer, it does not reference the horizontal.... Would sombody like to fix this? thanks MarkC (talk) 08:33, 22 June 2009 (UTC)