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I read the final part as more nostalgic than scornful of modern equipment; after all, the author does acknowledge that each generation of radio equipment was mo

I read the final part as more nostalgic than scornful of modern equipment; after all, the author does acknowledge that each generation of radio equipment was more capable than the previous. It's not surprising though that after fifty years, one might feel a little out of one's depth with more modern equipment - reduced to being "child of the magenta", as the author puts it. I don't know; I just think one can afford to be more charitable towards anachronisms when someone's been at it for half a century :) Augmented reality on the flight deck is nearly there... The Airbus A220 (also known as the Bombardier C-Series) may optionally be purchased with heads-up-displays. Similarly, the Dash 8 Q400 can be retrofitted with a HUD. Curiously, HUDs are actually required for some instrument procedures in the USA.

psunavy03 3y ago
HUDs are ancient history. They have been around for decades and JHMCS has been around on the military side for over a decade. I'm honestly surprised some level of HoloLens 2/Magic Leap 2-esque AR hasn't been demoed yet for the civilian side.
- seabass-labrax 3y ago
  That would certainly be useful for enhancing situational awareness, particularly for TCAS. I can imagine a floating red circle around a conflicting flight with a line extending out in the direction of flight (which is rather difficult to judge by sight alone). Too much would be distracting, of course, but I can't see any reason why it couldn't be developed with as much care and testing as traditional avionics are.
- buildsjets 3y ago
  I’m just here to plug my buddy John’s homebuilt/experimental/open-source HUD, primarily intended for VFR use as an ADS-B traffic display. https://github.com/JohnMarzulli/StratuxHud https://github.com/JohnMarzulli/StratuxHud
  - seabass-labrax 3y ago
    That looks amazing! Especially so that it uses the real ADS-B data, rather than relying on an internet-based relay.

psunavy03 3y ago

HUDs are ancient history. They have been around for decades and JHMCS has been around on the military side for over a decade. I'm honestly surprised some level of HoloLens 2/Magic Leap 2-esque AR hasn't been demoed yet for the civilian side.

seabass-labrax 3y ago
That would certainly be useful for enhancing situational awareness, particularly for TCAS. I can imagine a floating red circle around a conflicting flight with a line extending out in the direction of flight (which is rather difficult to judge by sight alone). Too much would be distracting, of course, but I can't see any reason why it couldn't be developed with as much care and testing as traditional avionics are.
buildsjets 3y ago
I’m just here to plug my buddy John’s homebuilt/experimental/open-source HUD, primarily intended for VFR use as an ADS-B traffic display. https://github.com/JohnMarzulli/StratuxHud https://github.com/JohnMarzulli/StratuxHud
- seabass-labrax 3y ago
  That looks amazing! Especially so that it uses the real ADS-B data, rather than relying on an internet-based relay.