Michael
I am probably totally biased now but I have to disagree. I can't comment
on any extra brain activity that may be required but having sat in front
of several different types of digital display over a number of years I
find them just as easy to use as analogue ones and actually prefer them.
Probably the best type of display is one that combines the two. I am sure
that it aids more accurate speed control, which is no bad thing,
particularly in low speed flight near the ground.
My car has a digital display (no analogue) and although it took a bit of
getting used to I am very comfortable with it now, and no longer feel that
an analogue display is necessary at all.
Regards
Paul Atkinson
wrote:
> Martin,
> Be aware that only numerical displays impose additional workload to the
> pilot. You would actually have to read the number and the brain has to
> process the numbers and compare them mentally.
> In your case, I would look for some instruments with a combined analog
> and digital representation in one instrument.
> Example is at
> http://www.sportflyingshop.com/Instr/Stratomaster/SmartSingles/smartsingles.html
>
> .
> The nice thing about digital once is that many have a monitoring feature
> and will ring an alarm when certain programmed levels are exceeded.
> You find also nicer looking once in the automotive and aviation
> industry if you look further.
> Advantage of analog representation is that you just need to have a
> short look at the instrument to see that all data are in the right area.
> Much quicker and less workload to the brain. This is exactly the reason
> why the digital representation in a car never took of.
> Regards
> Michael Grass
> A266 Trigear
> Detroit
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