When i started flying we had NDBs and VORs when RNAV came out it seemed a luxury to be able to place a VOR on your track. The USA had Loran we had Decca.
Taking the latest cirrus it not only has sophisticated GPS but items which should equal safety. Ie the chute, auto wing levelers, Night view terrain mapping, weather mapping etc.
All commendable BUT will the terrain mapping mean that pilots will drop lower in cloud into their destination field because they can see the terrain on a flat screen?
Will they reduce their minima at night?
Will they do a whole host of things which took skill withouit those skills because they are flying a flight sim?
I fully support items which save pilots but we have to also be aware of the negatives of those safety items.
Pace