Extra! Flying Partial Panel in Glass Cockpits, with <i>IFR Refresher</i> Magazine

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • Even reliable EFIS systems can experience Primary Flight Display (PFD) failures, and expert instructor John Fiscus trains pilots to handle these emergencies through structured procedures and rigorous drills.
  • This podcast inaugurates *IFR Refresher*'s technical podcast series.
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Although EFIS systems are supposed to fail less often than iron gyros, they do still fail. Cirrus expert instructor John Fiscus, of Kirkland, Washington’s Flight Academy, tells how he trains pilots to deal with PFD failures in glass-equipped airplanes. As with any other emergency, it requires a basic procedure, then drill, drill, drill.

This podcast inaugurates IFR Refresher‘s technical podcast series.

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