Bill,

But if you are in an aircraft and have a total glass cockpit failure you
have a major problem.


No, you don't. You use the back-up that is there by FAA regulation.

Contrary to your statement, there is something "better" about steam gauges:
a history. With steam gauges we have a history, we know about when they will
fail and what the failure points will probably be.

Uh, ever fly the airlines? They have years of experience with glass cockpits.



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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)