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Old 30th Aug 2013, 05:40
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GipsyMagpie
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Don't bash glass

Hey, don't bash the glass screens. When well done they are awesome. It's just some manufac turers have got it dead wrong. They should be taking the best from analogue and putting it on glass (reconfigurable, small IF scan, integrated information). My biggest gripe is the use of moving strip gauges with a fixed needle (such as rad alt, bar alt and ASI on MFD 255) ! My eyes need to see the numbers, I need to comprehend them THEN make a decision. A fixed scale with a moving needle is much better. That means either a rotary gauge for hugely spread numbers (bar alt) and a fixed strip or rotary gauge for rad alt and ASI. I have seen a lot of variation and flown lofts them and that is all that works for me. If you find glass hard, it's probably crap gauges on the glass. If any of you get involved in designing the next glass cockpit then please listen