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![]() I got a much thicker than usual packet from Jeppesen yesterday, and the bulk of the changes were the removal of dozens of NDB IAPs. I had heard that the FAA was looking to decomission a lot of "redundant" NDB appoaches, but was surprised to see that they were really gone so soon. I guess there's nothing wrong with that, progress and all. But, having only done a few years of instrument flying (and never flying an NDB approach for "real") I was surprised at the sadness and nostalgia I felt for some old practice favorites I was pulling out of my book. OAK NDB 27R ![]() That said, I really hope they don't take away the compass locators on localizer and ILS approaches. I don't know why, but I love watching that needle flip around when I pass the marker. It's very satisfying having a totally separate and simple system confirm your location. But I guess they'll be going soon, too, as there's little reason to maintain them. I feel like my flying club is one of the last holdouts on getting IFR GPSes in their aircraft, but considering the number of RNAV/GPS plates that are going *into* the books, I think the writing is on the wall. -- dave j |
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