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SO, YOU WANT TO GO GLASS?
Lots of shops are getting business these days adapting older panels to modern
glass, in the view of many a good thing. But, what steps should owners take beyond
replacing some of the old, round-face analog instruments with rectangular digital
units? Add a standby power solution? Chances are most of the air-powered stuff is
going away, but the airplane still has only one electrical system.
WHAT TO DO?
GOING GLASS
S T O R Y
T
B Y
D A V E
hey’re aviation’s equivalent of home theater
for the living room, high-resolution on the
computer screen or supercharger power in the
family sedan. But it’s the function, not merely the form,
which pilots and aircraft owners increasingly covet in
the colorful capabilities of the modern, solid-state glass
cockpit.
That’s “glass” as in all-electronic flight instruments,
hazard and navigation displays – even for powerplant
instrumentation.
This interest stems from far more than a love of gadgetry or the bright, color-rich displays, which, in reality,
are merely the visual reflection of a revolutionary evolution in aircraft sensors.
What we see on the displays is the icing. The cake
holds the real benefits of the solid-state sensors and
digital electronics, such as great reliability, higher accuracy and longer life compared to the mechanical
analog gear replaced.
H I G D O N
However, the icing still serves as the interface used
by the machines behind the screens to communicate
parameter status to the pilot.
Consider the prospect of an avionics shop converting a panel to digital from analog as three separate,
intertwined steps.
1. Help the aircraft owner select solutions that
match with the aircraft, flying habits and needs
of the pilot.
2. The difference in what powers the glass stack
opens an opportunity to further enhance flight
safety with a touch of panel-powering redundancy in the aircraft.
3. The different functions and presentations beg
for focused transition training for the pilot moving into glass from the round-the-panel world of
analog.
The net result likely will be a happy pilot prepared
to safely use the new hardware, secure in the knowl-
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014
From the Publisher
Interested in AEA Membership?
AEA Staff/Board of Directors
New Avionics Products for 2013
What's Up With Backup Instruments?
Going Glass
Before & After
Aircraft as Antenna Farm
Cockpit Innovations
Understanding Autopilot Upgrades
ADS-B Circa 2013
Portable Powerhouses, GPS and VHF
Minimal Panels
NextGen Status Report
Repair Stations
Manufacturers/Distributors
Affiliates/Index
AEA Member Company Index
Advertiser Index
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Cover1
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Interested in AEA Membership?
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Before & After
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Aircraft as Antenna Farm
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Understanding Autopilot Upgrades
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - ADS-B Circa 2013
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Portable Powerhouses, GPS and VHF
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Minimal Panels
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - NextGen Status Report
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Repair Stations
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - AEA Member Company Index
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Advertiser Index
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