I am sorry if this offends anybody, however this sentence "It did give
me a very good appreciation for GPS though... I wouldn't fly
passengers in actual without it..." is quite concerning to me. I
understand that each person has a different comfort level, but what is
happening to the pilots of today when we are no longer comfortable
flying passengers without the use of GPS? What happened to VOR and ADF
skills? Maybe rather than not flying passengers without GPS, it would
be a better idea of going to get some dual in VOR and ADF usage so you
are comfortable flying with passengers without the use of GPS.

Lynne

"Guy Elden Jr." wrote in message ...

All of my previous single-pilot IFR trips have been in a 172SP, with
alternate static source, dual COM, dual NAV, ADF, GPS, dual-axis
Autopilot... basically the works minus a standby vacuum. I wanted to do this
trip to get back to the basics, and didn't think it was as unsafe as it
might sound. It did give me a very good appreciation for GPS though... I
wouldn't fly passengers in actual without it, and I definitely won't be
taking such an underequipped plane out at night anymore.