Originally Posted by
Robbiee
It just gives the pilot an excuse (and the overconfidence) to poke the bear.
However, the opposite is the case here. Our mishap pilots did *not* have synthetic vision. Yet “they poked the bear“.
We witnessed the loss of six lives. A family was wiped out. My claim is (post #15) that a simple synthetic vision app would have allowed them to get out of their predicament, without panic or disorientation.
This claim may, or may not, be valid. So far no reasons were give why this claim is wrong. We only hear that one mustn’t contemplate this idea.
We have to stop pontificating. Six lives could have been saved if it wasn’t for the “we don’t want VFR pilots to have those tools, as de jure they shouldn’t get themselves into a situation where having those tools could save their life.” Try explain this to Mr Wigwe’s family.