So then what are analog gauges on glass displays? (I always thought this was stupid)
I know this is an old post, and that your post was somewhat in jest, but I still had to respond...
The reason, at least in my opinion and in talking to manufacturers of digital displays (specifically Electronics International who build primarily engine monitoring systems), is that you can see the rate of change on an analog display much quicker than on a digital display. It's easier to see how fast a needle is sweeping than to recognize how fast a number is changing. You can also glance at an analog display on a sweep of the panel and notice if the needle is in the right sector, versus reading a number and then deciding if that number is correct or not.
Flying about 100 hours behind an Avidyne system, the altitude and airspeed were just numbers, BUT there was a little bar that would grow either above or below the number depending on how fast that number was changing, thereby showing the rate of change...bigger the bar, faster your speed was increasing/decreasing. Took about 2 hours to get used to, then it was a great system.
Love the inside of those T-6's...hope that when I get to wherever primary will be for me that I can fly the Texan.
