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The real key to even getting to that level of GA use would be to make it
practical for GA airplanes and pilots to safely operate IFR in pretty much
the same mix of weather that the airlines fly in. The biggest challenges:
practical and low cost ice protection and weather visualization (the
latter

Even with a terrific TKS known-ice system and 5-minute weather datalink from
Weatherworx, my plane is nowhere near as capable as an airliner. Airliners
have advantages in altitude, speed, and range that make a big difference
compared with my piston single.


--
Richard Kaplan, CFII

www.flyimc.com