"tom pettit" tompetatpeakdotorg wrote:

So, the answer to my original question is a Garmin 480 at about $15K. Even
with the big Garmin, it looks like I could not do my training, nor take the
checkride. I would not fly IFR without some redundancy, so a conventional
system would be needed, too. The Val Avionics INS422 looks like a compact,
neat package for a simple system.

Why can't you train or do a checkride? I have a Garmin GNS 430. Did
all my IFR training and will take the checkride with it. absolutely
no other comm or nav avionics installed.

Ron Lee