Originally Posted by
Paul Cantrell
Can Gordy or someone else familiar with the tour route in question discuss why synthetic vision would not provide an adequate escape tool for this situation? ( I realise we've already discussed IFR proficiency, but I don't think that we have specifically discussed synthetic vision products like Foreflight or some of the Garmin products).
Basically, you are flying in canyons, and especially when the weather turns nasty you do not want to take your eyes off where you are going. Trying to go from VFR to instruments is not easy and takes a finite time.