OKAY.   Why are pilots crashing EFIS aircraft?

On Aug 11, 2011, at 7:42 AM, Jeff Edwards wrote:

> You all should be asking the question "why are pilots crashing EFIS aircraft?" 
The answers might surprise you. 
> 
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> On Aug 10, 2011, at 7:57 AM, Colyn Case <colyncase@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>> michael,   got a link to that report?
>> 
>> On Aug 10, 2011, at 8:13 AM, Michael Smith wrote:
>> 
>>> All these discussions about panel upgrades and so on begs the question as to
>>> which setup- a an EFIS and flat screen set up or standard spinning gyros
>>> works better in terms of delivering an intact crew and passenger to the
>>> terminal and a plane that is reusable for further flight. I clearly agree
>>> the panels look cool, but I do pay attention to peer reviewed science.  The 
>>> 
>>> Cirrus folks did a study and the results published about a year ago
>>> comparing the conventional gyro panels and the EFIS in the same model of
>>> plane- as close a randomized controlled trial in aviation as possible these
>>> days.  
>>> 
>>> The EFIS cohort bent more planes and orphaned more kids than the old school
>>> gyros. 
>>> 
>>> So I won't be flying with an EFIS until someone can prove they're safer.
>>> 
>>> Michael Smith
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