Aircraft instrument panel with several flat-screen presentations.

Transitioning to Glass? How Hard Can it Be?

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This video presentation from the AOPA Air Safety Institute describes a scenario where an an experienced instrument-rated pilot used to flying an aircraft equipped with a “round dial” instrument panel finds himself flying in instrument conditions in an aircraft equipped with glass panel instrument displays. The transition from round dial to crt presentations is not always as easy as you might expect…