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Old 8th Feb 2014, 17:08
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Johnm
 
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I completed my IR in my Archer which was all steam gauges except for a Garmin 150 which wasn't certified. This was only possible because at that time RNAV wasn't compulsory below FL095.

I therefore flew lots and lots of NDB procedures and holds with no decent tools at all and all of it hand flown with the screens up.

The fact that I can do this doesn't make it a good thing. It also illustrates that UK IR training bears as much relationship to real world IFR flying as a course on coastal sailing does.

Those old boys flying NDB procedures in air liners weren't trying to meet PRNAV accuracy levels either!

Nope if I lose the GPS I'll get vectors and SRA thanks and if it wasn't a legal requirement to carry one the ADF would not be using valuable panel space.
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