Should Synthetic Vision be placed on commercial Aircraft?

[Liam1407]

There are studies out there which state that Synthetic Vision increases a Pilot's Situation-Awareness along with other safety factors. Although SVS are common in Private aircraft, why are Airbus or other commercial aircraft manufacturers not yet implementing these design onto larger aircraft?

If the current glass displays were replaced with slightly larger LCD screens and powerful graphics and processing hardware were implemented also, with slight movement of gauge dials around the central panel (all gauges that were partly on the left remain on the LHS and same for the RHS), would this not be a positive step towards the future of cockpit design?

What are your thoughts on this matter?

Cheers!

[galaxy flyer]

Simples, there is no operational advantage to adding SVS, no lowered minimums, no new cost savings, nada.

[exeng]

Agree with Galaxy. What's the point if no safety advantage and increased cost.

Professional pilots should be able to work with the instrumentation they have down to the minima prescribed.

[galaxy flyer]

I will add, it's a darn fit bit of kit and great to have. On the Global, it is even presented in the HGS.

[Brian Abraham]

Some operators working at night into outback strips here in Oz have IR fitted to the aircraft purely for ensuring the strip is clear of wildlife, kangaroos, cattle etc.

[grounded27]

The mindset is that HUD with FLIR will allow aircraft to taxi and T/O in 0 RVR conditions. Latter to be expected is to be a lesser CAT qualification for landing.

[Sir George Cayley]

Another question might be - Why shouldn't SVS be........

The ability to fuse a variety of imagery in front of the PF shouldn't be limited by current thinking.

Remember when HUDs and NVGs were just for the Mil?