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...for "South," the theory being that the compass will be over-sensitive on a south heading and immediately show any change from wings-level.
I tried it once--with a safety pilot in VMC, mind you--using the whiskey compass in a Stinson 108. It worked, although it took a bit of mental gymnastics to figure out which rudder pedal to lean on since the whiskey compass swings opposite to the direction of turn. It became quite clear that beyond a moderate bank angle--or if pitch got out of bounds--that Stinson (and its occupants) would have met a sorry end.
Gotta Have Gauges
It doesn't matter how good you are on the gauges. Attempting to fly IMC without pitch and bank information from some source is a short-lived experience. But how much information do you need?
Let's start working backwards. Obviously a working attitude indicator...
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