![]() |
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On Sep 14, 6:22*pm, "
wrote: Then you are in the minority. Probably has a high correlation with the age (and occupation) of the pilot in question. *I'm not a youngster, but have been around hi-tech cockpits a long time and love them. *Kids grow up with the damn things and have no problem with them. *But some of the "more mature" aviators out there tend to have some issues with the fancy toys....those are the gliders I try to avoid in a crowded thermal! I think the most dangerous time during a soaring contest is when the CD changes the task after all the pilots have launched. *I can imagine every pilot in the contest flying blindly with his head down, and eyes glued to a computer as he scrolls and pokes the screen trying to enter the new task. On this point I absolutely agree with you - changing tasks after the launch is incredibly dangerous! *Even with pre-announced backup tasks, setting up some systems during the prestart milling (usually on a weak day, otherwise why change the task?) takes a lot of heads down time in crowded airspace. But I bet it was just as bad in the days of charts, grease pencils, compass headings, and photo books! Cheers, Kirk 66 In flight task changes do seem extraordinarily dangerous. Despite the anti-tech sentiments, this could be an application for long range WiFi. It seems the latest incarnations of the 802.11n standards allow ranges in excess of 5 miles. Imagine glide computers which could be updated in flight from the ground by the CD to enter a new task in everyone's computer simultaneously and then automatically poll them to assure accuracy. The pilots wouldn't have to do anything except fly the new task. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Ultimate Cirrus toy | Kingfish | Piloting | 8 | July 13th 07 12:25 AM |
Ultimate Aircraft | niceguy | Aviation Photos | 0 | June 24th 07 01:37 PM |
Ultimate Aircraft | niceguy | Aviation Photos | 0 | June 9th 07 01:02 PM |
How to compare/valuation of features | Douglas Paterson | Owning | 10 | January 28th 07 10:14 PM |