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Results and Discussion
Glass
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- Used for all purposes
- Easier to do in-plane navigation, or last minute planning
- Newer models or planes are equipped with GPS
- Conducive to IFR learning
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- May cause reliance on instruments
- Does not encourage out-of-window visual aids
- More expensive
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Steam
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- Good basic for all purposes (beginner to advanced)
- Emphasizes out-of-window visual flight
- Helps build correct instincts
- Typically a cheaper alternative
- Conducive to VFR learning
∆
- Comes with older plane models
- Means there must be an adaption to the GPS system at a later point in time
- More visually difficult for navigation inside the plane.
- Some companies no longer sell models with a steam cockpit
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