

The technology in modern audio panels have also played a significant role! Digital recorders play back ATC communications that we missed, Monitor mode lets us listen to ATIS on radio #2 while staying in contact with ATC on #1, some even allow us to record checklists in our own voice for emergencies, take-off, landing, etc. Active traffic systems and now ADS-B have eliminated the concerns about “where they are” and weather in the cockpit via Stormscope, radar, SiriusXM and again, ADS-B have limited the concerns about “where it is”.

Obviously, GPS and big screen moving maps have taken all the guesswork out of “where we are”. I have previously written about avionics tools that can ease pilot load.
