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My sarcasm ovbiously didnt make it through my cable modem. :-) Darrell, I
agree with you completely. I was trying, and poorly I might add, to argue
with a previous poster who believed that my annunciator idea was dumb
because pilots should be smart enough to calculate density altitude, weight,
and balance without the use of an annuciator.

"Darrell" wrote in message
news:3CF90203.3805B728@cox.net...
> Charlie Wood wrote:
>
> > Youre right- this topic *is* beat into the heads of pilots. Makes you
> > wonder why people are still dying, doesnt it? But I guess your point is
> > valid. I vote we all remove all annunciators from our planes, since
theyre
> > redundant anyway. Low fuel? Thats what the fuel gauges are for. Pitch
trim?
> > Thats what the little arrow next to the trim wheel is for...
>
> But youre out of step with the state of the art and safety
considerations.
> Next time you fly a major airline, stop by the cockpit on the ground and
ask the
> pilots if you can look around. Almost every system that has a gauge also
has a
> warning light on the annunciator panel. And most of those that are yellow
> caution lights will cause the Master Caution lights to come on. The Master
> brings your attention to the annunciator panel, the caution label lit on
the
> annunciator panel directs your attention to the system that has a
malfunction.
> Many of these systems have their own gauges.
>
> While you are correct in saying its important to watch the individual
> indicators for errors, youre indicating you might not even install a
landing
> gear up warning light on a retractable since all you need do is look at
the gear
> handle position prior to landing. Even modern automobiles are using
caution
> lights as well as gauges. I disagree with those who have removed the
gauges
> themselves and rely on caution lights only.
>
> I support having BOTH gauges and caution lights.
>
> --
> Darrell R. Schmidt
> dschmidt1@cox.net
> B-58 Hustler History: http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/
>
>
> My email address is wrong to stop SPAM.
> To respond remove the "stop" from it.

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