Enduring a black-screen episode in flight, for those in the know, isn’t as bad as it sounds. While the thought of losing a moving color map is often the modern pilot’s horror-movie nightmare, most cockpits now have enough backup equipment so you can fly the airplane, navigate and (barring a full electrical failure) communicate. Do add a few essentials—a full array of charts, a good alternate, and a little recent practice. Then, you can make it out of the clouds, fly an approach and get on the ground without sweating, screaming, or going all white knuckles.
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