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Originally Posted by AngelFuree  Glass cockpits are EXCELLENT for Situational Awareness, but should NEVER be relied on for initially learning SA because once you move into a plane that doesn't have the nice toys, then you're SOL. The technology is absolutely beneficial, but only when used by someone with experience and that can maintain the same level of SA with or without the toys. Though you guys might disagree with me, I think only pilots with adequate and quality experience should make the move to better toys. That's not to say that an inexperienced pilot shouldn't and could not learn on a glass cockpit, but mostly that the inexperienced pilot will become too dependant on the toys such that when in the absence of those toys, he/she will be in trouble. |
I agree with this 100%, and don't know how anyone could disagree. If there is great SA technology out there, why in the hell would you not want it in your aircraft. I just don't understand. Making this statement does not imply that a pilot has no ability to fly by pilotage or dead reckoning. If anything, I would say that pilots who fly less would want more help in their cockpit for inadvertant situations. Not everyone flies 120 hours a month and has honed skills in every aspect of navigation.