Apollo 800 Flybudy Loran wanted

[Roger Long]

Yes, really.

Our Apollo 800 Flybuddy put it's little tits up in the air today and
started waving its legs weakly.

I actually like this unit for VFR flying. No distracting moving maps
and temptation to hunker down in the cockpit. Distance and bearing,
what more do you need? A lot of our members have their own GPS units
that they can take home to practice with so we don't want to spend
much on something fancier to fill the hole or get into the expense or
runnnig new cables and a new antenna. It's also a good back up.

There were a lot of these on Ebay a couple of years ago but no more.
Does anyone have one lying around or know where we could get one for a
quick swap?

--
Roger Long

[Jay Honeck]

> There were a lot of these on Ebay a couple of years ago but no more. Does
> anyone have one lying around or know where we could get one for a quick
> swap?

No Loran here, Roger, (I wish I still had the FlyBuddy from my old
Warrior) -- but I'm glad to see you're back in the air...

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Henry K.]

My fly buddy has tits, too, but I don't call them that -- in front of
her, anyway.

(I've got a Flybuddy Loran, too -- wish I could get its 1994 database
updated.)

Roger Long wrote:
> Yes, really.
>
> Our Apollo 800 Flybuddy put it's little tits up in the air today and
> started waving its legs weakly.
>
> I actually like this unit for VFR flying. No distracting moving maps
> and temptation to hunker down in the cockpit. Distance and bearing,
> what more do you need? A lot of our members have their own GPS units
> that they can take home to practice with so we don't want to spend
> much on something fancier to fill the hole or get into the expense or
> runnnig new cables and a new antenna. It's also a good back up.
>
> There were a lot of these on Ebay a couple of years ago but no more.
> Does anyone have one lying around or know where we could get one for a
> quick swap?
>
> --
> Roger Long

[nrp]

Does anybody know when or even if the Loran system is going to be
terminated? I once understood it to be sometime in 2006 but that was
before 9-11. I have had discussions since then with aviation officials
who noted that the Loran system is not as easily messed with since its
combination of low carrier frequency, considerable signal strength, and
substantial ground anntenna make it so robust.

The GPS system signals are apparently much more easily spoofed with
portable equipment - which had been available from former Iron Curtain
militaries.

As a backup system it would seem that the need for Loran hasn't gone
away.

I too like my Flybuddy.