Glass Panel
IO540
I would assume by your attitude to the glass cockpit that you have logged little time in aircraft with glass panel technology or TCAS.
Please come flying with me and I will be happy to attempt to change your mind about any perceived shortcomings you see with glass panels - including systems integration, systems redundancy, pilot workload (incredibly light) and of course TCAS (which I hope now to never fly without). I would also say that most aircraft appear on the display whether squawking mode A, C or S and that the majority of aircraft in the airspace I venture into are transponder equipped. It is amazing what you miss with the visual scan - the TCAS is a real eye-opener.
Interestingly when I visited the Mooney factory in November 2004 they had plenty of new orders for G1000 equipped A/C and none for A/C with conventional panels.
A retired 747 training captain friend of mine (who trained me to fly the Mooney with the glass panel) predicts that within the next 10 years glass will become the norm in new aircraft.
Having logged 250+ hrs IFR with the G1000 over the last 2 years I can tell you I won't be going back to steam in a hurry.
Don't knock it til you've tried it,
SB