On Monday, December 21, 2015 at 10:24:05 AM UTC-6, Dan Marotta wrote:
I should add that I would probably acquire and install a well
designed and functional HUD if available, though I would strenuously
object to it being compulsory.



Also, what good is a HUD if you become so dependent upon it that you
don't see the collision coming from outside its field of view?* Or
we going to have a sensor suite as in the F-35?

Unless your HUD is collimated at infinity, it doesn't solve the "heads in the cockpit" problem. If you have to focus on a display (either in the cockpit - and I'm thinking in particular at the new fancy varios - or at a transparent display on top of your panel) your ability to see other aircraft effectively disappears until you refocus on some object at long distance (ground, cloud, other glider, etc,). So a non collimated HUD will effectively reduce your ability to see other traffic!

So, can collimated optics be used in a glider? Anybody know if it is physically possible?

Kirk