November 2011
Intermediate to advanced
416 pages
10h 12m
English
It is dealt in the chapter that advanced electronics is rapidly gaining space in the cockpits of all but the smallest airplanes. While the glass (LCD) displays are supplanting the old steam gauges. GPS satellite receivers are plotting in real-time the airplane position on colorful maps depicting terrain elevations and, with additional equipment, and up-to-the-minute satellite weather information also. Pilots can enter an entire flight plan into the navigation system and then follow their path on the moving map just like into a video game. The interaction with these new instruments seems to be challenging. Each instrument is controlled by a different menu system and a set of knobs and buttons to allow ...
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