On Friday 23 March 2007, Benjamin Smith wrote: > Is there any particular reason NOT to get a hand-held? (other than the price) > > I bought one of the Sporty's with Com and Nav, frequency scanning, etc. for > $279. Although I don't fly sport yet, I won't fly without it, and have done > numerous tests in a rented Cessna with good results. It's nice having a VOR > just in case...
On a side note, the radio failed in the rented Cessna 172 I was in while flying Sunday over ClearLake, CA. The handheld came in quite handy! -Ben -- "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return." -- Leonardo da Vinci
