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Welcome to Episode 260. We all love modern electronics in our aircraft, but are you managing the information effectively? In a cockpit that looks like the display floor at Best Buy, with multiple devices that all can tell you where you are, where you’re going, and when you’ll get there, how do you choose which features and settings are best for your flying?
We’re not going into what to do when the automation breaks down, there have already been plenty of discussions about that – in this episode, we will talk about our best tips and practices for how to be organized and efficient when using today’s technology. And that means anything from a fully decked out glass cockpit in a technically advanced aircraft, to an old taildragger with portable devices suctioned to the panel.
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New CFI job for Carl.
Cruise Flight (Talking Points):
The modern cockpit – PFDs, MFDs, touch screen navigators, EIS, an iPad (or two) ADS-B devices with AHRS…. Redundancy or confusion? This is a critical part of SRM – single-pilot resource management.
“Manual of arms” Different manufacturers work a little differently – do the same thing but small changes in buttonology can be very confusing.
Breaking down the functions. “Function stacking”. Each device (or section of the device) has a primary and a backup job
The iPad is your chart – it’s electronically moving its finger along the paper.
The PFD controls the airplane – up/down/left-right.
The MFD or touchscreen navigator is part of your “radios” – remember when we used to have to dial in VORs!!
And they each back the others up in case of a failure.
Keeping the info organized.
Keep your eyes up – scan/3 taps
Don’t be “flying the iPad”
Make a routine for which screens you use for various phases of flight
Keeping the cockpit clean and organized.
iPad mounts
Cords and cables
Charging
Checklists
Keeps you efficient, and out of the way in case you need to get out
Adding devices to a steam gauge airplane – what jobs do the electronics take over – primary/backup?
Other tips
After Landing Checklist:
PIcks Of The Week:
Carl – Aviation Weather Services: FAA-AC00-45H (the softcover version)
Bill – WINTER IS COMING!! https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartPilotCanada/videos
Sean – Vickers VC10 mobile home, 737 coming soon https://www.facebook.com/The-VC10-caravan-pod-108438714152064
Tom – FAASafety WINGS – https://www.faasafety.gov/wings/pub/learn_more.aspx
Eric – https://flyhoneycomb.com