Craggy Aero Introduces the Ultimate Flight System

"Tony Verhulst" wrote in message
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Richard wrote:

Craggy Aero introduces the Ultimate Flight System.


I assume that I'm not the only one who is concerned that devices like this
(Clearnav / UFS) will increase the tendency for pilots to keep their head
inside the cockpit.

Tony V.

You mean like unfolding and reading a paper map?

Bill Daniels wrote:
"Tony Verhulst" wrote in message
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Richard wrote:
Craggy Aero introduces the Ultimate Flight System.

I assume that I'm not the only one who is concerned that devices like this
(Clearnav / UFS) will increase the tendency for pilots to keep their head
inside the cockpit.

Tony V.

You mean like unfolding and reading a paper map?


No, I mean by having a huge color moving map, and more, in front of your
face all of the time.

Tony

Tony Verhulst wrote:
Bill Daniels wrote:
"Tony Verhulst" wrote in message
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Richard wrote:
Craggy Aero introduces the Ultimate Flight System.

I assume that I'm not the only one who is concerned that devices like
this (Clearnav / UFS) will increase the tendency for pilots to keep
their head inside the cockpit.

Tony V.

You mean like unfolding and reading a paper map?


No, I mean by having a huge color moving map, and more, in front of your
face all of the time.

For me, having a huge color moving map on the panel would let me
interpret it more quickly than the small color moving map on a stalk
that I use now, so I'd spend less time looking at it. Using a PDA takes
me less time than using something like an LNAV or MNAV, and way less
time than using paper maps.

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On Aug 13, 9:56*pm, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Tony Verhulst wrote:
Bill Daniels wrote:
"Tony Verhulst" wrote in message
news Richard wrote:
Craggy Aero introduces the Ultimate Flight System.

I assume that I'm not the only one who is concerned that devices like
this (Clearnav / UFS) will increase the tendency for pilots to keep
their head inside the cockpit.

Tony V.

You mean like unfolding and reading a paper map?

No, I mean by having a huge color moving map, and more, in front of your
face all of the time.

For me, having a huge color moving map on the panel would let me
interpret it more quickly than the small color moving map on a stalk
that I use now, so I'd spend less time looking at it. Using a PDA takes
me less time than using something like an LNAV or MNAV, and way less
time than using paper maps.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
* Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly

* Updated! "Transponders in Sailplanes"http://tinyurl.com/y739x4
* * * New Jan '08 - sections on Mode S, TPAS, ADS-B, Flarm, more

* "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" atwww.motorglider.org

I have a ClearNav installed in my LS4. I can quickly glance at the
screen and get the information I need. No more squinting. The pilot
is the problem, not the hardware.

Jim

I have a ClearNav installed in my LS4. I can quickly glance at the
screen and get the information I need. No more squinting. The pilot
is the problem, not the hardware.


I suspect that you are right. I was just wondering.

Tony

"Tony Verhulst" wrote:

No, I mean by having a huge color moving map, and more, in front of your
face all of the time.

Well, speaking for myself, I suspect that I'd spend about as much time
looking at the display as I spend looking at my IPAQ (less, since it's
easier to read); and I'd glance down at it about as often as I glance at the
GPS screen in my car. When compared to old-school pencil and paper, I
believe that tools like this make cross-country soaring more convenient,
safer, and dare I say, even more fun.

But that's just me.

-Bill



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