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  1. M

    Informal poll for the IR's: do you fly single piston in IMC?

    Many of my viewpoints regarding glass panels and high tech , are far from just being my own. This is a regular subject within the experimental aircraft forums, which is made up from a large sector of active and retired commercial pilots as well as military, in addition to GA only pilots. I'll...
  2. M

    Informal poll for the IR's: do you fly single piston in IMC?

    For commercial airlines? Still too many! But once commercial airliners are equipped with advanced glass, that we see in GA today, I can see the odds decreasing.
  3. M

    Informal poll for the IR's: do you fly single piston in IMC?

    And in the meantime, those full size, but less equipped airliners are still flying into terrain with all two, three, or four engines operating, because they don't have the on-board situational awareness that the new Cirrus or Mooney has. Statistics work both ways.
  4. M

    Informal poll for the IR's: do you fly single piston in IMC?

    With today's hand-held GPS's, in which some of the popular brands such as the Garmin 296/396/496 have batteries which will last for hours; you've still got the map page, the terrain/obstacle page, possibly the XM Satellite weather page, and your basic six-pac instrument page. At least enough...
  5. M

    Informal poll for the IR's: do you fly single piston in IMC?

    Bungie jumpers, mountain climbers, ski jumpers, base jumpers, cliff climbers, divers, amusement park riders------ stay home and watch TV. Preferrably battery powered.
  7. M

    the ECLIPSE JET failure?

    While several of the Cirrus chutes have been pulled for less than do or die situations, let's not forget the hanging aileron incident thanks to an improper installation by ground personel, and a recent situation where the pilot became incapacitated and a passenger pulled the chute, which saved...
  8. M

    We sure can learn from this accident

    I do believe Avbug had an engine failure a month or so ago. But the odds were in his favor, as to a suitable landing location.
  9. M

    We sure can learn from this accident

    The chance of mechanical failure will always have a percentage of odds. And with human failure it's always a chance of odds. The statistics prove this fact over and over, and can't be denied. To claim that you don't believe in odds, and won't use technology to put odds in your, or your...
  10. M

    We sure can learn from this accident

    My wife say's I'm a jerk for writing this way. Perhaps so. I'll let it rest.
  11. M

    We sure can learn from this accident

    A --- these systems have not existed for many years B--- the majority of commercial aircraft don't have them C--- a few professional pilots who have had the opportunity to use the systems I refer to, sure wish they had them D--- If you get the chance to fly Boeings new Dreamliner, then...
  13. M

    We sure can learn from this accident

    Possibly not, but the technology can sure change the odds. Jeeze, should I happen to be a lowly passenger, I'd certainly want better odds! Look up the review boards recommendations from the Ron Brown 737 flight into terrain, as well as the AA757 flight into terrain accident. And while your at...
  14. M

    We sure can learn from this accident

  15. M

    We sure can learn from this accident

    Sorry, but I don't believe you count. You don't own an aircraft with these high tech systems, nor have you flown with one enough to become highly aqauinted. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Like I said, I'm an older guy. The majority of pilots/plane owners that I associate with are retired...
  16. M

    What the hell?

    Don't laugh, There are a whole lot of pilots including GA, Commercial, and Military who are on flightsim boards. Some have even made a good living from producing simulated aircraft as payware. But it's took years of experience to get the knack. You'll also find a lot of military veterens who...
  17. M

    We sure can learn from this accident

    Yes it will, because I'm where the terrain is, and there are sure a lot of flight into terrain accidents around here, because the pilot has become confused for a few seconds in IMC conditions and can't get a mental bearing on the situation. When you've got four or five seconds to figure what...
  19. M

    We sure can learn from this accident

    I'm an old guy too. And sure, it's somewhat more confusing than old school. But find someone who has actually used these new systems, and learned how to use them, instead of just a flight or two with the glass setups; and then see how many prefer to go back to the six pac setups. I have found...
  20. M

    We sure can learn from this accident

    Then happily, thanks to new technology as designed, The terrain warning box will pop up, no matter what page your reviewing. Even my Garmin 296 hand-held forces me to acknowledge the fact that I'm possibly about to die, if I don't do something about it. If VFR, and low to terrain, such as...
  21. M

    We sure can learn from this accident

    I'm interested in what the future is bringing, and what's already here on a limited bases. Synthetic 3D vision that will be presented on a HUD or MFD. Using built in topography databases, the screen projects an out the window VFR representation of mountains, nearest terrain , and the runway...
  22. M

    Mooney 201 questions

    Since you've had thoughts of an RV-8, you could always build a four place RV-10. http://www.vansaircraft.com/public/rv-10int.htm see the performance numbers
  23. M

    We sure can learn from this accident

    The Hendricks aircraft was equipped with a Bendix/King KLN 90B, but the database was not current for use with IFR approaches. According to the in depth article on this subject in the Sept. 06 AOPA magazine under "Safety Pilot", the GPS was installed between the seats, which required the pilot...
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