X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:37:47 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m25.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.6] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2606226 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:45:13 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.6; envelope-from=VTAILJEFF@aol.com Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-m25.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.cb5.25f2a988 (30738) for ; Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:44:32 -0500 (EST) From: VTAILJEFF@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:44:32 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Skoppe lancair 4 pt X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1198122272" X-Mailer: AOL 9.0 VR sub 5006 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1198122272 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/19/2007 8:24:33 P.M. Central Standard Time, troneill@charter.net writes: Would a Garmin 396 GPS, running on its own battery, on flight panel, be useful? Terrence, It would be useful if you had the time to go from the standard nav page to the backup instrument panel page while the airplane was going through some pretty good gyrations and recover it to S&L flight. Can you do that on a 396? The question you have to ask yourself (from the movie "Dirty Harry") is "do you feel lucky?" or have you practiced flying off the 396 with nothing else operating. Can you keep the airplane upright for 20-30 minutes while you navigate to VMC conditions? If so, then it is a minimalist backup system-- if not then you need something else. Designing one of these panels, IMHO, is an exercise in NOT putting all your eggs in one basket. Regards, Jeff **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) -------------------------------1198122272 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 12/19/2007 8:24:33 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 troneill@charter.net writes:
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Would a Garmin 396 GPS, r= unning=20 on its own battery, on flight panel, be=20 useful?
Terrence,
 
It would be useful if you had the time to go from the standard nav page= to=20 the backup instrument panel page while the airplane was going through some=20 pretty good gyrations and recover it to S&L flight. Can you do that on a= =20 396? The question you have to ask yourself (from the movie "Dirty Harry") is= "do=20 you feel lucky?" or have you practiced flying off the 396 with nothing else=20 operating. Can you keep the airplane upright for 20-30 minutes while you=20 navigate to VMC conditions? If so, then it is a minimalist backup system-- i= f=20 not then you need something else.
 
Designing one of these panels, IMHO, is an exercise in NOT putting all=20= your=20 eggs in one basket.
 
Regards,
 
Jeff



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