I was wandering if I could get some opinions on the different Artificial Horizons currently in use aboard current Glass Cockpit Aircraft. As far as I am concerned there are two layout options, The Western setup of the Moving Aircraft (a sort of Outside-In view) compared to the Moving Horizon (Inside-Out Design). I can understand there will be levels of bias here due to which design pilots were first trained to understand, but any opinions will help my research.
Personally, I find HUD's to be exceedingly helpful during flight, the data they can display (Climb/Descent Angle, Altitude, Airspeed e.c.t.) reduces the eye's travel time to and from your outside view compared to glancing down at the Displays to see the same data. What are other people's views on the use of HUD's, do they help with flight or hinder concentration? Do you believe more Data can be placed on a HUD screen in the future? Maybe Warning Text?
Different Aircraft Manufacturers display their 'Warning Systems' differently, the most interesting I found was a Speech Oriented approach (due to the noise within the Cockpit would this really be an effective method...). What are peoples opinions on this 'Speech' Method in comparison to Text or Visual Aid (lighting) Which do you believe to be the more efficient method? Maybe a mix?
There has been some debate on whether Capital or Mixed Text should be used to display Cockpit Warning Data, what are other peoples views on this matter? Which are Pilots more likely to understand quicker to enable a faster response to the problem?