I started flying in the 60's and things were much the same as they had been for decades. They haven't changed much since.
However people are begining to realise the world has changed. Data links will be here real soon now. Then it's only a matter of time before you get your maps in real-time from a continually updated source. You used to plan your car journey with Autoroute. Now you use the Internet.
The pilot has become more of a systems manager and this trend will continue.
