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Originally Posted by BrianNC  Why? If he is going to be flying a plane with nothing but VORs, etc., fine. But to say someone ought to train on equipment that is becoming obsolete just for the heck of it, well, I don't see the point. |
VORs will always be around because of how reliable and simple they are. But primarily because you need to develop certain skills rather than rely on the fanciness of the plane to fly itself for you. There are pleanty of doctors and lawyers who are "pilots" but couldn't fly any other plane than the one they own. I have heard this: "Cirrus 12345, traffic at 3 o'clock, 5 miles, a 172." - "Uh, I don't see him on my garmin." (TCAS I/TCAD or whatever is used in his plane.) He's started to rely on his plane to keep himself clear of traffic, I was aghast.
Also, training on glass cockpits originally tends to ruin your scan going back to steam gauges which is where you're going to do essentially all of your multi-engine training.
Its not like its training on obsolete equipment -- theres not many people who train people for ADFs anymore. Thats pretty much only good for listening to Rush Limbaugh.