Ummmmm.........pilotage and dead reckoning? Always works for me. Flew central Florida to the Carolinas and back mucho times with a compass and a chart. Lots of fun....you folks that are awash in technology need to get back to the basic fun stuff.... :-) Stick and rudder baby!!
Scott --- Rich Meyer <cpt...@npcc.net> wrote: > It worked for the last pilot, he used it (pre-GPS) > Indiana - Florida and > back. I've never used LORAN in my life, just want > to know if in a plane > that doesn't have VOR, maybe a (working) LORAN > deserves panel space & > weight. Back-up for when the GPS fails? > Rich > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net > [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf > Of 3343V > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 2:24 AM > To: KRnet > Subject: Re: KR> Radio suggestions > > > Rich Meyer wrote: > > Any advice about whether to keep the LORAN now > hanging under the panel > > where my knees need to go? I think we'll be > re-doing the panel this > > winter. We have no VOR in the panel, since we'll > clip a handheld GPS > > to the panel, will we ever use the LORAN? > > Does the LORAN work? I've never seen one that does, > and since GPS has > completely replaced it no one is bothering to fix > them anymore. I'd say > ditch it. > -- > Steve > 33...@swbell.net > N3343V- '75 C150M > N205FT- KR1 #6170 > He who seeks will find, and he who knocks will be > let in. > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net please > see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
