"C J Campbell" wrote:

The Cirrus has had a lot of problems, but I don't think that any of
them are because of the glass cockpit.

Not at all. But I think Cirrus had hoped the glass cockpit would
prevent accidents due to loss of situational awareness, yet there have
been several.

Your distinction between software failure and software crash is noted,
but I
suspect that such fine points are lost on dead people. :-)

Ha! True, but that *was* what Denny was worrying about.

Still, the temptation to stop flying and troubleshoot the failed
equipment
seems to be overwhelming for a lot of pilots.

That can happen with a burned out light bulb, as an EAL crew proved in
the Everglades.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM
(remove pants to reply by email)