Originally Posted by
Paul Cantrell
Looking at the two videos posted, I dou]bt the terrain map is detailed enough to help in those narrow valleys. That's pretty crazy!
What is the accuracy and % error of synthetic vision? From what I understand it is between 100 to 150ft vertically/horizontally.
It wasn't designed for winding through valleys, it was to provide a better reference from a reasonable altitude.
I always suspected that the Bell 505 crashes that occured at night/poor visibility was a result of pilots starting to rely on SV when otherwise they wouldn't fly, it's just a hunch.
Some also don't appreciate that wires, towers and buildings don't feature.