***sigh**** I am of course assuming that all of you guys are driving pre- 1970's vehicles for your daily transportation, that you don't own a computer or microwave (oh..I guess that can't be the case) and that your MTBF on your timex watch is only a few hours right.
Truth is y'all...technology is coming and has been here a long time now. While early products had high failure rates, the further we go with this stuff, the more reliable it becomes.
Why borrow trouble when talking about a VFR aircraft. If it were IFR it would have back up systems.
Oh....and don't tell me you haven't lost your ASI, or even a cable driven speedometer before (sorry officer, my speedo is broken and I was driving by the tach).
Don't stand in the way of technology or it will run over you. Doesn't mean I need it or want it, but I must admit that life with my 296 is sure a lot simpler.
Well, Jeff, you are very very right. When something breaks in our 1971 pickup, 1979 Suburban, or even our 1975 Cessna, I just fix it. If the check engine light comes on in our 2001 Jetta, it goes into the shop. I cannot work on it. And we plan on a minimum of a $500 bill each time that happens. Compound costs of parts and labor to aircraft rates, you just priced folks like us right out of airplane ownership.
