When the EFIS froze over Kansas, I started doubting all-digital panels

I was cruising along when the fancy screens went blank, but the backup analog instruments got me down safely. Most shops push for full glass cockpits saying they're the future, but I think they add failure points we don't need. That scare made me a believer in keeping some old-school gauges in the mix. What do you all think? Are we swapping reliability for flashy tech?

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sullivan.abby1mo ago

Ever had your GPS die on a road trip and realized you forgot how to read a map? In my experience, I'm so bad with paper maps that I'd probably end up in the next state. Your mileage may vary, but that scare you had sure makes a case for keeping some analog backups.

sean_sanchez671mo ago

Remember stopping at a diner to ask for directions and getting a hand drawn map on a napkin? Happened to me once driving through rural Texas. The guy behind the counter sketched it out with a grease pencil, and it was more accurate than my phone ever was. Makes you wonder why we ever stopped trusting local knowledge, doesn't it? Now I keep a state atlas in the truck just in case, but that napkin got me where I needed to go.

alex_taylor1021d ago

Ever get a napkin map so good you almost framed it? My phone once tried to send me down a washed out logging road, but a gas station guy drew me a route with one squiggly line for "where the pavement gets weird." Funny how the best directions always come with a side of "turn left after the big oak that got struck by lightning.