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Old 2nd Mar 2012, 00:59
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The Green Goblin
 
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I would like to see glass displaying traditional flight instruments. I think the PFD setup we use in airliners is a marketing company (boeing, airbus) wet dream, but a stick and rudder pilots chagrin.

There is a reason why the six pack was settled in and used so successfully for so long. The human eye detects sudden movement, not small changes like a PFD. Round dials with hands give a better overal pictures of the flight path and health of systems IMO.

I often wonder if the AF330 accident would not have happened if there was a round altimeter winding down at a great pace, vs the alt tape.

When the altitude tape is whirring down at a great of pace, it becomes easy to ignore as the movement is not pronounced.
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