The latest EFIS system, being used thee days are Cathode Ray Tubes, right. No I wish you were right but that’s not true, I know that many of you reading this stuff would have never flown anything with magical word EFIS in it.
Atleast I have not flown anything with it yet,
The latest in EFIS system is LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, yeah the same stuff that we have been using in our calculators and flight computers for so long, it is found that LCD is more reliable than CATHODE RAY TUBES and are also very cheaper to be maintained.
I wish I could fly something with EFIS in it. How would you feel flying a Pushpak with EFIS, just imagine a Pushpak with these magical word instruments located on the instrument panel. I still remember every moments of my flying, It was a sheer fun going in air with her, spreading my hands over her wings I always appreciated the efforts she has been doing for so long for the aviation breeds, since every novice usually starts their career with her, except some of us who start off directly with looking straight while taxing on nose wheel a/c, rather than taxing a Pushpak and almost flying and looking 45* angle up even before getting on to the runway. I started my flying career with graceful and very aerodynamic Cessna 152 and doing 74 hours in it, then due to my poor financial conditions I shifted on to Pushpak a/c to save some money, I never regretted shifting on to her, it is a superb a/c, but I still remember when I touched the Pushpak, I felt her through my fingers while approaching her wings, I had to examine every bit of her, as she was an old lady, and required to be handled very carefully, I had to bent low to examine her belly as she was quiet a short baby, I bent low on my knees to have a careful check, she was superbly maintained and was a pleasure for a eye. I went all over her touching almost every bit of her before I climbed over her and see if she would remain wet all the time while we’ll be together in air, I had to take out My Stick to make sure she was wet, well of course she was, more than I presumed. I knew she was not going to dry before 4 hours. Well after I was done with the preflight part it was time to get into her, I thought it was a better idea to get some pillows, since she was a hard core. I brought two of them and later realized it was very thoughtful for my bums.
How would you imagine a Pushpak with electronic rpm indicator and g loads indicator.
A angle of attack indicator, a Gyro synchronous compass slaved to a flux valve located on the right wing tip slightly outboard of the low speed ailerons.
High speed aileron will be located just outboard of the fowler flaps (yeah I’ve selected them as they increase camber as well as wing area required for our tiny wing span, I think we’ll have to increase span by couple of yards each side, I think we have lots of rods and clothes to do that kind of stuff, you can use stiffener, stringer or truss and longerons).
Both wings leading edge must have rubber de-ice boots.
One thing I really really want on this plane before I want all this is an Artificial Horizon and a Turn and Slip Indicator.
I would like to fit it with an GPS approach certified chart view system installed in the panel. Radio altimeter, ILS (OR MLS), DME, RMI, INS, AWR, GPWS, DOPPLER, TCAS -3, and FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM are a standard equipments so I don’t see reason to mention that they should be made available on board.
What I want to add is that I should be able to see atleast one Working ADF receiver with Un stuck needle in the cockpit for sure, and with the indicator and receiver firmly in their place and working.