In a message dated 6/2/2002 10:22:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
lorn@dynacomm.ws writes:

<<<...You know that there was a time, not to long ago, when planes were
flown without horizons. Why do we need 2 or 3 of them today?...>>>


Because most of today's pilots
 can't fly "needle, ball, altimeter and airspeed".

Jack Kane