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Old 30th Oct 2011, 17:07
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Big Pistons Forever
 
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I find it disturbing that some posters seem to think the penalty for making a pilot error should be death. There is no question that some what would other wise be certain fatal accidents were turned into ones where everyone opened the door and walked away, only because of the CAP system.

Personally I think the only real problem with Cirrus is that the training system has not kept up with the airframe and in particular the avionics technology in the aircraft. So you either get

1) An instructor who turns off all the technology and forces the pilot to navigate it like a 80 kt Tiger moth with a map and a stop watch, because he/she has no clue how to effectively use the impressive technology, or

2) So much emphasis is placed on the magic TV screens that basic hands and feet skills are never fully developed or practiced.
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