I know some folks may well think that I am trying to profit from the recent
tragic
accident at Oshkosh but my motivation for writing this message is not to make
money out of that incident but rather to reduce the chance of a similar accident
occuring in the future.
As soon as I heard about that accident, it occurred to me that if Cliff's Europa
had been fitted with one of my talking ASI units, the accident may have been
avoided. Reading the preliminary accident report reinforces that view. I'm not
saying it would definitely have turned out differently, but it may have.
One of the main reasons for designing the talking ASI was to make the pilot very
aware of the airspeed during the later part of the circuit without requiring
them to have their eyes in the cockpit. The airspeed is "pushed" at the pilot
through their headset.
If I was financially well off, I would give a talking ASI to anyone who wanted
one because I believe it makes a real contribution to flight safety. I can't
afford to do that but if you are interested in obtaining one, please visit
www.smartavionics.com.
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