Originally Posted by
Cubdriver
You mean does more automation leads to increased LOC as in more or better autopilots or glass panels come on the scene?
Yes - I mean applicants early on learning to use the autopilot (or even turning to autopilot use immediately after training) that they don't learn to actually fly the airplane anymore - especially outside of any normal operating flight envelope.
There has certainly been an increase in glass and more automation coming into even the most basic of GA airplanes in the last 10 years - the same same frame that the article says has seen an increase in LOC-I accidents.
USMCFLYR