Thread: Panel Ergonomy
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Old September 10th 07, 09:20 PM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
Kobra
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Default Panel Ergonomy

easy, in those situations where you're dialing through frequencies
quickly, to find yourself following the wrong VOR, or not understanding
why your DME is not doing what you expect.


In my case, my Nav 1 is below my Nav 2 in the panel and the VOR heads are
the reverse of that (VOR 1 above VOR 2. I made the usual mistakes with this
situation many times until I got used to it.

The thing is, that I navigate with GPS during VFR operations and it's not
really an issue. However, I use the Nav's and VOR's during IFR operations
and that is when a mistake like that could be critical. My partner and I
have discussed making the swap, but we've not done it yet. I think the next
time it's in for anything else I'm going to authorize the switch.

Kobra