"The sadest reflection here is the number of postings who seem unaware that most modern a/c actually use 3 gyro driven instruments "
Who said anything about modern and who reflected their sadness in not knowing the TC was electrically driven?
Last time I looked at a relativley new 747, it had EFIS displays (i.e all electric).
"Pen & Paper...the ONLY way to safely navigate...."
Until your pen runs out, and the paper falls on the floor and you have to divert your attention, or you run into a pretty black cloud.
I'll decide how
I will navigate, but they don't paint pretty clouds on the map FF, so pen and paper are pretty useless in IMC and if you fly IFR.
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"The *best* idea is to have a bloody clue how to navigate instead of w**king over the GPS and failing to look out of the aircraft..."
Oh? So programming the VORs and GPS as backup, and having a direct image of where you are keeps your head in the flight deck? Prior to using GPS/VORDME/RNAV I found that my head was down looking at numbers, figures, magnetic headings, all smudged on a peice of paper, trying to fly the aircraft one handed whilst I drew a few lines on the map to work out how far off track I was, 1 in 60 rule et al. Now, all I have to do is look at VOR/DME and crosscheck GPS with it and I can have my head outside (inside, but looking outside should I say) the cockpit at least 90% of the time, rather than on some peice of paper on my knee.
"'I'll want to be programming the GPS before my trip to Jersey as a crosscheck for my VOR's as I have heard the plane is a bit temperamental when it comes to NAV equipment."
^^^ Maybe you didn't read that sentence FF. ^^^
With regards to the POH, it's kept at the aeroclub, I wasn't going to drive all the way there just to find out, when a there's a perfectly willing and friendly (
) community on the internet who can help me out.
Thank you anyway for revealing your emotions and for answering the question...
"anywhere from 30mins-1hr depending on loading with the master on..."
Though you did it in quite a few more words and paragraphs.
L8rs
obk
Thanks 411A, I'll certainly be passing that on to the aeroclub
. DO you happen to know how long it could go in one blast with all the electrics on?
3 years seems ages, just enough time to upload the route into the GPS me thinks! oh...and store it
Cheers
obk