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Even more decisions. Heh.

Hybrid, I would choose all glass, but you need a backup just in case.  Those G1000s look real nice though....

Spitfires don't have glass cockpits! 'Nuff said

Spitfires don't have glass cockpits! 'Nuff said

How does the pilot see out then Mark?...

Err perspex Chris?

Call me old-fashioned but I'll go for analogue, just like my wristwatch. You know where you are with them & a glass cockpit just wouldn't look right in a Tiger Moth.

Depends. A 747 would look ancient if it had analogue gauges, a Chipmunk with glass gauges would look too modern. Simple

Err perspex Chris?

Pedant....

Back on topic, and looking at a future scenario where GA glass cockpits are common, I wonder how a (private) pilot would cope if he had a MFD failure leading to having to do a partial panel instrument scan on standby analogue instruments he may not have looked at/practiced on for a year or so...

Yep.. Depends on the aircraft.

Pedant

You started it

Err perspex Chris?

I thought the Spitfire windscreen was made of armoured glass. They don't come more pedantic than me.

It just occurred to me that a glass cockpit wouldn't be much use on a Tiger Moth as it has no electrical supply or even a battery.

I thought the Spitfire windscreen was made of armoured glass. They don't come more pedantic than me.

I stopped short of mentioning that. A rather thick piece too...

Having said that, what about the Pr Mk XI and XIXs that had on piece windscreens? Glass or perspex?

Having said that, what about the Pr Mk XI and XIXs that had on piece windscreens? Glass or perspex?

I imagine they would have been moulded perspex like the prototype.

I imagine they would have been moulded perspex like the prototype.

Aye, probably safe from most birds at their altitudes...

All analogue. I absolutely despise the idea of putting all glass panels in a GA plane :-/. It's a huge waste of money. I guess I should have picked "depends on the aircraft, because they are perfectly suited to airiners and fighter jets, but now I can't retract my vote for some reason.