On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:07:54 +0100, Peter wrote:

Yes, the *carriage* of an ADF is mandatory for European airways flight
- usually this means Class A which in many places extends all the way
down.

Thank you for that information. And I'll guess that the ferry pilot was
probably flying an N-registered a/c, so I'm guessing the regulation applies
to all.

No, I would not want a bolt-on box under a glass panel. However, if I
should ever be able to afford something like that, my local avionics shop
said he could install it for a lot less. They just happen to be a Becker
dealer, too.

The background:

My wife is from the Azores, and it is possible we may go there for extended
periods (e.g. several months). If we do, from what I have read, I would be
able to fly IFR (and night) in my N-registered a/c with my FAA license;
where I would not have those privileges in a Portugese registered a/c
unless I took some onerous tests.

The new Mooney Ovation2GX, with long-range tanks, has more than enough
range to make that flight. Now I just have to figure out how to pay for it
:-).


Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)