NTSB -- NTSB TO EXAMINE SAFETY EFFECTS OF 'GLASS COCKPITS' IN SMALL LIGHT AIRPLANES

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NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

March 4, 2010

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NTSB TO EXAMINE SAFETY EFFECTS OF 'GLASS COCKPITS' IN SMALL

LIGHT AIRPLANES

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The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public

Board meeting to consider a study on what effect the

introduction of glass cockpits into small light general

aviation airplanes is having on the safety record of those

aircraft.

In 2000, almost all new single engine light airplanes were

manufactured with conventional analog flight instruments.

Today almost all new light planes come equipped with digital

flight display avionic systems, also known as "glass

cockpits." The enhanced function and information

capabilities of these systems represent a significant change

and potential improvement in the way general aviation pilots

monitor information needed to control their aircraft.

The NTSB initiated this study to determine if the transition

to glass cockpits in light aircraft would improve the safety

record of those planes.

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 9:30

a.m. ET, in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429

L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, DC.

A live and archived webcast of the proceedings will be

available on the Board's website at

http://www.ntsb.gov/Events/Boardmeeting.htm. Technical

support details are available under "Board Meetings." To

report any problems, please call 703-993-3100 and ask for

Webcast Technical Support.

A summary of the safety study, which will include its

findings and safety recommendations, will appear on the

website shortly after the conclusion of the meeting. The

entire study will appear on the website several weeks later.

Directions to the NTSB Board Room: Front door located on

Lower 10th Street, directly below L'Enfant Plaza. From

Metro, exit L'Enfant Plaza station at 9th and D Streets

escalator, walk through shopping mall, at the CVS store (on

the left), and take escalator (on the right) down one level.

The Board room will be to your left.

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Media Contact: Peter Knudson

202-314-6100

peter.knudson@xxxxxxxx

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