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Update on VOR Decommissioning

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Many pilots still use VORs, but a tremendous amount pilots are switching to advanced navigation systems. Pilots are not becoming proficient using them and relying on moving maps. But what if something happens... (bruceair.wordpress.com) 更多...

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paviation07
sam kuminecz 2
I recently got to sit in the cockpit of a new (less than a year old) United 737-900 and what surprised me and scared me was it was all glass...even the backup gauges were glass...what ever happened to the backup steam gauges ...what if there is a total electrical failure in imc conditions? I understand the pilots may have tablets with gps and moving maps but why get rid of the one thing that won't let you down at the end of the day?
joelwiley
joel wiley 1
Fly-by-wire is great, until the wire breaks. You post reminded me of the 'Children of the Magenta" presentation from 1997.
http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/children-of-the-magenta-automation-paradox-pt-1/
paviation07
sam kuminecz 1
There was a cirrus in 2007 flying CYPQ-KBUF that had electrical failure of his PFD over Lake Ontario at night...tower had to talk him down to the airport. Pilot was drenched in sweat when he finally got out...
HunterTS4
Toby Sharp 1
What if? As Pilot's these thoughts should constantly be in our minds......
cliff731
cliff731 1
Good question... "what if...???".
joelwiley
joel wiley 1
Well, they could fall back on the remnants of these:
http://www.core77.com/blog/transportation/what_are_these_giant_concrete_arrows_across_the_american_landscape_25236.asp
cliff731
cliff731 1
Sam, that raises some valid considerations in my opinion.
cliff731
cliff731 1
Sam, what's potentially scarier is if those screens are powered by something like "Windows"... and then the proverbial "blue screen of death" might take on an entirely different meaning.

Hoping for some redundancy there in the cockpit... especially if I'm on that airplane!

Ditto for the VOR navaids as redundancy to satellite based nav systems.
paviation07
sam kuminecz 1
The check pilot at the airshow claimed the backups were powered by a secondary power source...does me mean a separate battery?
cliff731
cliff731 1
An excellent question, Sam. Hope it's a "Die-Hard" battery!
joelwiley
joel wiley 1
a bit dated, but...

http://gcn.com/Articles/1998/07/13/Software-glitches-leave-Navy-Smart-Ship-dead-in-the-water.aspx
cliff731
cliff731 1
Thanks, Joel... I appreciate the link!

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