TAA cockpits

Sprint100

Sprint100

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Just read an archive AOPA article and this will be the last year Cessna produces panels with the standard "steam-gauge" instruments. Says they are totally going TAA. Piper already has that in the works but I forgot when their last year is.
 
To make that worse, I was speaking with an engineer from Honeywell about a week ago up near Deer Valley who said auto-land technology is available for GA aircraft. It just hasnt been implemented in yet because of the costs.

Take that on your checkride for your shortfield landing!
 
This industry has always been driven by advancing technology, yet everyone complains about it.
 
With that kind of mentality we should have stopped development when the Wright Flyer was built. I've flown in a glass cockpit 182 and what a difference it would make in night IMC then staring and some small, dim steam gauge attitude indicator. If that advancement right there gave the edge and prevented some poor chap from getting disorientated and becoming a lawn dart, I say continue pimpin' out GA aircraft
 
My argument is not about the advantages or increases in safety with the technology. My argument is about the over reliance on the technology, and not being able to take a step back into something with round dials or manage the aircraft when the technology fails. And most importantly the culture shock when said student gets hired by a company that can't afford glass cockpits.
 
Glass really has a great advantage at night, it rocks.

By the way i think the whole going from glass to dials is bs. Ive had no problem using old dials and I did my instrument on the Avidyne.
 
Did you have any prior experience on dials though? Did you have a basic understanding of the 6 pack scan when you did your private?
 
meritflyer said:
To make that worse, I was speaking with an engineer from Honeywell about a week ago up near Deer Valley who said auto-land technology is available for GA aircraft. It just hasnt been implemented in yet because of the costs.

Take that on your checkride for your shortfield landing!
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That would be a good thing I think. May bring a few more people home.
 
Champcar said:
That would be a good thing I think. May bring a few more people home.
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I know we could hash this out for hours, but I'd rather be a good pilot than a good button pusher. I'd settle for being a good button pusher, as long as I was a good pilot first. Thats not the way we're headed though.

Of course, you see it differently.
 
Champcar said:
A few hours. Sims with dials will do just fine.
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May I ask who you are flying for? How much hard IMC time (other than "moonless night" crap) are you getting in AZ to test those skillz??? How many approaches down to mins on steam, and how many on glass? How much TT do you have?

I was just curious since you are the first person I've seen to difinitively make this statement. I'm just gauging how to base it...
 
Pilot skills encompasses not only the stick and rudder skills, but also aircraft systems and performance knowledge. Can you honestly say that all pilots flying TAA can explain the full capabilities of the glass cockpit? Hell, Richard Collins doesn't think so, and neither do I.

EDIT: Wow, In the time I typed that up, all you people responded. Glad to know I'm not the only one that feels this way.
 
Stone Cold said:
Sorry, I forgot the :sarcasm: tag. I didn't think it was really necessary, though?!
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I was agreeing with you or yet, adding onto what you already said.
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I don't even trust the avidyne in VMC day conditions. I still think some implementations of the TAA need to rechecked
 
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