DeckardTrinity
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If you believe that I got a bridge to sell you
I think yoke-mounted iPads are cushioning the body blow.
Do yo believe it has made things less safe?
Do you believe it has had an affect on Safety?
I'd have to agree. I have an Attitude Indicator App on both my iPad and my Apple Phone. I may never have to use them, but it's like the fire extinguisher. Better to have it and never need it, than need it and not have it.Real time weather information and better situational awareness...may be a stretch to say iPads are saving lives but the notion that they are contributing to safer flying is a reasonable conclusion.
Has anybody seen or used Xavion? Seems like a neat idea for single engine failure scenario at night/IMC.
http://xavion.com/app/full-description/
Seems like a lot of effort to find a wide runway, when you can land on pretty much any runway in a light single, including one of the thousands of uncharted strips.Has anybody seen or used Xavion? Seems like a neat idea for single engine failure scenario at night/IMC.
http://xavion.com/app/full-description/
Whether we care to admit it or not, tablets like the iPad and equivalent androids have have had a huge impact in flying over the last 5 years. Now even a 152 With the most basic panel can have (with the addition of somethings like a Stratus) geo referenced maps, approach plates, taxi diagrams, obstacle database, weather radar, synthetic vision, winds, METARS, TAFS, AHRS, etc, etc, etc. all of this used to be available only on the most expensive panel mounted avionics. There is no doubt that it has done wonders to increase the situational awareness for those with basic avionics. It may be difficult to precisely determine the impact it has had on safety, but I do believe the impact is real.
Amen, brother.I have to agree with Perezhr. After taking a 20 year break from General Aviation I was amazed at Foreflight when I downloaded it on my iPad. The situational awareness alone is worth it's weight in gold. I wouldn't be naive enough to say it has made as large as impact as the article implies but it has made an impact. It's amazing after flying for a year & flying a lot of cross country flights I've yet needed to call a FSS.
Nobody, outside of myself for instance, knows how many hours I logged last year.
For one thing the total GA flight hours for a given year is a number some statistician is pulling out of a hat. Nobody, outside of myself for instance, knows how many hours I logged last year. So the whole idea of a trend is on sketchy ground to begin with and to then put forth the notion that it's due to iPads is a real stretch of the imagination. I suppose that if you are going to publish a magazine you gotta write something, must be tough to fill those pages month after month.
Why would you be sure the FAA has very good statistical methods? The organization is a collection of fiefdoms, with lousy internal communications, inconsistent application of policy across regions, and a penchant for making the facts fit their budget ambitions. Plenty of very good individuals, even some excellent islands of competency, but as a whole, they couldn't find their ass with both hands, given a roadmap and seeing eye dog. . .That's like saying a poll can't be representative of the electorate because it only samples 1500 people. Of course it can with the right methods.
I'm sure the FAA has very good statistical methods for coming up with their numbers.
As to this thread, it seems most pilots are loath to ever entertain the idea that technology can save lives. I've personally found the a tablet has greatly increased my situational awareness and weather avoidance.
Why would you be sure the FAA has very good statistical methods? The organization is a collection of fiefdoms, with lousy internal communications, inconsistent application of policy across regions, and a penchant for making the facts fit their budget ambitions. Plenty of very good individuals, even some excellent islands of competency, but as a whole, they couldn't find their ass with both hands, given a roadmap and seeing eye dog. . .
But...Did you download the Anti-Stall/Spin app from iTunes?Isn't the highest fatal cause, still loss of control at low altitude? How is an iPad helping with that?
Better go grab an instructor and fly more before thinking an iPad will save your butt.