Originally Posted by
Bell_ringer
SA in VFR is about eyes outside of the cockpit, not having more to look at inside one. Technology does not always improve safety.
It does sometimes! Have you ever flown with traffic displayed on a moving map?
Originally Posted by
Ewan Whosearmy
Would you really want to go heads down to check a display, then come heads up again during the very early portions of a climb out (as is the case here)? I wouldn't. Perhaps a directional audio cue would be better.
If you're talking about the very early portions of the climb out then you might as well have a quick look at the display
before lifting from the pad.