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I don't think things are getting dumber - they're just getting better! "
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You have a point Kirk.
When I first got my instrument rating it was flying the radio range and we had to know how to read morse code.
I morphed through the industry and finished my training on the Airbus fly by wire computer technology...
Sure glass is wonderful and GPS and RNS laser driven gyros are awsome for reliability and accuracy...but..
I can't think of anything in aviation more boring than typing into a FMS and changing frequencies on the radios and transponder while watching a computer fly the airplane.
Autoland is accurate and reliable but you are not a pilot, you are a systems manager.
Even though we agree that things move on and technology makes life more comfortable you can't really beat flying an old bi plane off a grass field on a warm summer morning...of all the flying I did nothing comes close to those years long ago flying a Stearman in the tobacco fields of southern Ontario.
More and more home builders are choosing tail wheel airplanes so I am not alone...
Anyone want some more pictures??
