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That, and the fact that I have no intention of getting my IFR ticket in the
near future, WHY? Do you have VFR weather in your neck of the woods most of the time? I just find it easier to file IFR, If it gets real bumpy I can always ask for higher or lower and if denied cancel IFR. Most of my flights are in VFR conditions, but I never know what the weather is like at my destination. Of course I always call FS but things can change in a hurry' Hank |
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Hankal wrote:
That, and the fact that I have no intention of getting my IFR ticket in the near future, WHY? Do you have VFR weather in your neck of the woods most of the time? I just find it easier to file IFR, If it gets real bumpy I can always ask for higher or lower and if denied cancel IFR. I don't blame Jay, at all. After I got my IFR ticket, I practiced fairly regularly, but that eventually got old. I equipped my plane with pretty reasonable IFR radios... a GX-60 IFR GPS, Stormscope, KNS-80 and autopilot coupled to the GPS. In addition I always have my handheld GPS. Eventually, I came to the realization that, if you're not practicing pretty frequently, you're unneccesarily risking the lives of your wife and kids (or in my case, my wife and dog). Every second your in IMC, you're using your brain and skill to NOT kill your loved ones. I couldn't see myself doing that unless I kept myself really, really sharp. I like looking out the window too much to dilligently practice that often. I think that a lot of instrument rated private pilots SHOULD come to the same conclusion. Having said that, getting the rating was an excellent learning experience, and I'm glad I did it. I just don't take advantage of it, anymore. --- Jay -- __!__ Jay and Teresa Masino ___(_)___ http://www2.ari.net/jmasino ! ! ! http://www.oceancityairport.com http://www.oc-adolfos.com |
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Having said that, getting the rating was an excellent
learning experience, and I'm glad I did it. I just don't take advantage of it, anymore. I agree. I file IFR in VFR conditions, just easier. I do stay current, because at my age it does not take very long to get rusty. Hank |
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Yup, I got one in my Husky. Works great. I use it mainly as the main comm
unit due to the database - makes it easy to insert freqs. However, as a GPS unit, it's strictly backup/confirmation for a 196 on the glareshield. I only update the database infrequently. $175 per shot, last time I did it. No Spam Anyone got one of these units? http://www.garmin.com/products/gnc250xl/ It seems to combine two very useful things (a VFR moving map GPS and a Com radio) into one compact unit. |
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"Hankal" wrote in message
... That, and the fact that I have no intention of getting my IFR ticket in the near future, WHY? Jay's hardheaded, even though he flies a gajillion hours a year and has a willing safety pilot whenever necessary to maintain proficiency. This topic has been covered in the past, so don't bother, Jay won't budge. Jay, I would suggest that you not remove avionics that would make the airplane less worthy IFR. Godforbid you decide to move up to a Cherokee 6 and decide to sell the pathfinder, your future buyer may balk at an airplane with only a single nav radio and a VFR GPS. Spend the extra bucks for the IFR certified version. Brad Z |
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That, and the fact that I have no intention of getting my IFR ticket in
the near future, WHY? Jay (Masino) pretty well sums up my reasoning. That, and the fact that I don't have more than 5 contiguous hours of free time in a week, decided the issue for me. Some day, when I'm semi-retired, I will get back into the books as a good brain exercise. Even then I won't use the rating much -- but it'll be fun to get. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Jay, I would suggest that you not remove avionics that would make the
airplane less worthy IFR. Godforbid you decide to move up to a Cherokee 6 and decide to sell the pathfinder, your future buyer may balk at an airplane with only a single nav radio and a VFR GPS. Spend the extra bucks for the IFR certified version. It would not have a single NAV radio, as my primary radio is a digital Narco 810+R. Our plane also has dual VOR's, both with glideslope, and a backup vacuum system. By adding the GNC 250XL I would be gaining a panel mount GPS and digital Com, while losing an antiquated DME and analog Com radio. I don't know too many people who would say that such a change would diminish Atlas' value. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:PZRkd.396842$D%.310673@attbi_s51... Jay, I would suggest that you not remove avionics that would make the airplane less worthy IFR. Godforbid you decide to move up to a Cherokee 6 and decide to sell the pathfinder, your future buyer may balk at an airplane with only a single nav radio and a VFR GPS. Spend the extra bucks for the IFR certified version. It would not have a single NAV radio, as my primary radio is a digital Narco 810+R. Our plane also has dual VOR's, both with glideslope, and a backup vacuum system. By adding the GNC 250XL I would be gaining a panel mount GPS and digital Com, while losing an antiquated DME and analog Com radio. I don't know too many people who would say that such a change would diminish Atlas' value. Sorry, its been a while since I read the original post. I was thinking you had only two nav/coms, and were getting rid of one of them in favor of a VFR GPS. DME doesn't add a tremendous value to the airplane, except maybe to the IFR pilot who flies to airports that have DME required approaches. They're out there. That's why an IFR gps would be preferable. |
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Some day, when I'm semi-retired, I will get back into the books as a good
brain exercise. Even then I won't use the rating much -- but it'll be fun to get. Jay I never wanted my IFR rating, never thought I would ever need it. Then they offered it at local flight school and everyone said it would make me a better pilot. I jumped and was the oldest student there. Also was the only one who got the rating. Some still work at it, but unless you are dedicated it will be a waste. I do not fly hard IMC, but do get into some weather. Have flown 2 + hours in solid IMC with very little turbulance at a clip. Also had a controller vector me into some nasty clouds. Due to my training and keeping current, I came out of it without a scratch. I would recommenf taking the IFR instructions, one never knows when you need it in an emergency. Hank |
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