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Owen asks the question why having a glass cockpit would entice pilots to have their eyes inside the aeroplane more than they normally would.

Through the Looking Glass

Dear Steve,

I read with interest your article “Arrested Development” in the May-June edition of this magazine. In general, I agree with what was presented but the emphasis about flying the aircraft constantly looking at the instruments got me thinking. Why would pilots concentrate on looking at glass instruments? Nothing has really changed, pilots should fly looking outside with the occasional glance inside the cockpit no matter what type of instruments are fitted.

A point on the horizon is still