X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:25:14 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2601226 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:36:09 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.70; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=IQhPLyuajzeEgXzBRSdtipGdYqx9owInN01Vxr/ScdFAsYVlc6cBCffgUbsfnNQ/; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [216.57.118.89] (helo=ccaselt2) by elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1J4319-0002RG-Oo for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:35:32 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <632101c8403c$592e96a0$0302a8c0@nvidia.com> From: "Colyn Case on earthlink" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Skoppe lancair 4 pt X-Original-Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:35:27 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_631E_01C83FF9.48939FE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-ELNK-Trace: 63d5d3452847f8b1d6dd28457998182d7e972de0d01da940947bbd6150b2bd96f43458313f03b066350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 216.57.118.89 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_631E_01C83FF9.48939FE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If you are going to fly this IMC then a good backup is a must. right. computers break. My near bulletproof garmin 530 had a display = failure in September after 5 years. Garmin couldn't fix it after 2 tries so they swapped me for a different = one. also, when computers break it's sudden and usually results in total loss = of usefulness. not having a mechanical backup would be a bad idea in any plane but for = selfish reasons it would be nice if you didn't do this in a IVP. ------=_NextPart_000_631E_01C83FF9.48939FE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 If you are going to fly this IMC then a good backup is a=20 must.
 
 
right. computers break.  My near bulletproof garmin 530 had a = display=20 failure in September after 5 years.
Garmin couldn't fix it after 2 tries so they swapped me for a = different=20 one.
 
also, when computers break it's sudden and usually results in total = loss of=20 usefulness.
 
not having a mechanical backup would be a bad idea in any plane but = for=20 selfish reasons it would be nice if you didn't do this in a=20 IVP.
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