Princedietrich
Retired Starchecker
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I figured I'd throw this one out for the community to debate on, as it seems an interesting subject for anyone who is involved in air carrier training these days.
With the surge of glass cockpit technology these days, and the abundance of technically advanced aircraft being used for training and for pro flying, has anyone had any interesting issues with the transition between glass cockpit and the traditional 6-pack of steam gauges? There are situations coming up frequently where someone who was born and raised in the glass gets a job with nothing but steam gauge airplanes, and they have a heckuva time managing. I've also seen times when someone who is great on the 6-pack gets put into the glass and has trouble coping.
For myself, I've always flown the round dials throughout training, instructing, and freight dawgging. The first time I ever saw a glass cockpit, which was in a 182, I couldn't tell my arse from my elbow and could barely keep a straight line in the darn thing. Granted, after about 10 hours or so practicing with it, I got the hang of it and flew fine. But let me tell ya it was a rough 10 hours.
With the surge of glass cockpit technology these days, and the abundance of technically advanced aircraft being used for training and for pro flying, has anyone had any interesting issues with the transition between glass cockpit and the traditional 6-pack of steam gauges? There are situations coming up frequently where someone who was born and raised in the glass gets a job with nothing but steam gauge airplanes, and they have a heckuva time managing. I've also seen times when someone who is great on the 6-pack gets put into the glass and has trouble coping.
For myself, I've always flown the round dials throughout training, instructing, and freight dawgging. The first time I ever saw a glass cockpit, which was in a 182, I couldn't tell my arse from my elbow and could barely keep a straight line in the darn thing. Granted, after about 10 hours or so practicing with it, I got the hang of it and flew fine. But let me tell ya it was a rough 10 hours.