I just wanted to save taxi time (the ramp is right at the NE end) and departed from half way along which meant we were still quite low over the fence.
I am worried about getting out of the ground effect and into a safe climb
Now that is what I want to hear, shows somebody is thinking about this.
Garmin 12XLs going on ebay.co.uk for £50 or less. I don't know why this one should go out of date, the shape of the earth isn't reported to be changing significantly and the satellites are being maintained for the forseeable future.
True, you don't need a GPS to navigate the Grand Canyon corridors, but why stress out about busting airspace a mile or two off your wingtip when you are supposed to be enjoying the view? The lat/long coordinates of the ends of the corridors are on the chart for a reason. Fly visually for the rest of the trip, but use your technological tools when it makes sense to do so.
And student, what's an NDB???
