A couple of airline crashes have been blamed on the pilots being unable to touch the right spots and read the "gages" in modern all-glass cockpits when the aircraft was experiencing severe turbulence or vibration from engine problems. And they happened while one pilot was able to concentrate (as much as possible) on the display while the other one was flying the plane. In one instance it led to the crew shutting down the wrong engine which led to a crash after they discovered the error too late to restart the good engine before running out of altitude.
73, Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Terry Schieler Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 2:26 PM To: 'efortner'; 'Elecraft Reflector' Subject: Re: [Elecraft] IC-7300 video - things to come Earl wrote: "Try using a touchscreen in a light aircraft on a bumpy air day and you will learn to hate a touch screen." Earl, K4KAY ........Or in a Jeep Grand Cherokee on a busy highway at rush hour. I hate Chrysler's U-Connect screen. I used to be able to count (think braille) the knobs in a row on the dashboard and actually end up on the one I wanted without taking my eyes off the road.. Not with touchscreen. 73, Terry, W0FM ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
