Cirrus BRS deployment

Jim Fisher wrote:

A nice pic of the gauges included with all SR's:

http://www.wvfc.org/craft/508dk.html

There's plenty of steam gauges to go around in those newfangled things. The
glass cockpit simply paints a prettier picture of all of them

That's not Cirrus' new glass cockpit. The new one looks like this
(third row down, second picture):

http://www.cirrusdesign.com/aircraft/gallery/


--
Peter

"Dennis O'Connor" wrote in message ...
Once all the magic smoke leaks out of those electronic chip thingies, life
is a bitch... Do not bet your life with a GA airplane that has a total
electronic panel... You still need a few steam gauges, and a spare
nav/com/ils on the back up battery, and at least one vacuum gyro...


I guess all the new Boeings, Airbuses and bizjets should still be
exclusively using steam guages too, then, huh?

The old timers have to get with it. The last 10 years have shown more
leaps and bounds in aviation technology than the previous 40.
Technology is good when used appropriately. The parachute is a
perfect example.

That's not Cirrus' new glass cockpit. The new one looks like this
(third row down, second picture):

Right. It shows airspeed, artifrical horizon & altitude. That, plus a radio,
should be enough for a reasonalby competent pilot.
So, what's the bias against PFD'S?

John

"Maule Driver" wrote in message
m...
Hard to know what to think except that the chute did work and did save
some
lives.

Maybe it did and maybe it didn't. Hard to tell if any lives were in danger
in the first place.

Islip,

So, what's the bias against PFD'S?


It's imaginary.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

ANN is the National Enquirer of aviation news. The pilot of this particular
Cirrus radioed for help, so his electrical system did not fail.

Nor did the Propwash say it did! See my post under another title,
quoting from the article.

The instruments failed "one by one", not the electrical system.

I enjoy the heck out of Propwash, and read it every morning in the
form of an email newsletter. (Skip through it, I should say; there's
too much to read.)

all the best -- Dan Ford
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Contrary to your statement, there is something "better" about steam gauges:
a history.

Amen. I don't even particularly care for the digital stuff in my Honda
Accord. I don't fully trust an odometer that goes blank every time I
shut off the key.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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The engine doesn't need avionics to run though, that was my point.

He couldn't see the mountains.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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Dave opined

"Dennis O'Connor" wrote in message
...
Once all the magic smoke leaks out of those electronic chip thingies, life
is a bitch... Do not bet your life with a GA airplane that has a total
electronic panel... You still need a few steam gauges, and a spare
nav/com/ils on the back up battery, and at least one vacuum gyro...


I guess all the new Boeings, Airbuses and bizjets should still be
exclusively using steam guages too, then, huh?

One suspects that they have 2 pilots, 4 or more displays, a bunch of airdata
computers and several independent pitot-static systems. Just a little more
redundency than your typical GA aircraft.

The old timers have to get with it. The last 10 years have shown more
leaps and bounds in aviation technology than the previous 40.
Technology is good when used appropriately. The parachute is a
perfect example.


-ash
Cthulhu for President!
Why vote for a lesser evil?

Cub,

I don't even particularly care for the digital stuff in my Honda
Accord.


so why do you drive one, and not a 58 Chevy?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)