s6 wrote, On 10/21/2014 1:27 PM:
Le mardi 21 octobre 2014 16:08:15 UTC-4, Craig R. a �crit�:
;-) Perhaps we can infer a correlation between the proliferation
of electronic gadgets in our cockpits with the dumbing down of
glider pilots? There are Standford University studies that indicate
that multitasking can lower your IQ or that "people who are
regularly bombarded with several streams of electronic information
cannot pay attention, recall information, or switch from one job to
another as well as those who complete one task at a time".

http://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbr...udies-suggest/



RAS posts seem to verify these studies!

So, the obvious solution is to dump all the spendy computers, fly
with basic instruments, enjoy the scenery, and preserve the gray
matter!

Fly safe and have fun.

Hi Sometime I think you are right. One club member I fly with has
been flying for 45 years. Is current glider is a ASG 29 with one
vario, a 45 years old Badin type 100 mechanical vario, nothing else.
Take off first fly all over the place land last. I wonder??? Gilles

Unless your club member also flies contests or posts on the OLC, you
don't really know how efficiently and effectively he is flying. If it's
been a long time in the same place, he doesn't need navigation
equipment, and staying up a long time isn't difficult in an area one
knows well.

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