More electronic gadgets = lower IQ?

On Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:08:15 -0700, Craig R. wrote:

;-) 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.../multitasking-
damages-your-brain-and-career-new-studies-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.

Hmmm. Apart from the usual aircraft instruments, (Alt,ASI,compass,radio)
I carry:

- two varios - both happen to be electronic
- one electronic nav system (LK8000), which I reckon is less
distracting than periodically fiddling with a paper map
- one FLARM display

I'd be interested to know chucking out the FLARM, replacing the varios
with a mechanical one and using a folding map in place of the
automatically scrolling one is supposed to keep me safe and reduce
cockpit workload. A mechanical vario means more head in cockpit time
because you have to look at it instead of listening to an electronic one.


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