I'm a firm believer in reduncency :-)
Dudley Henriques


"Steven Barnes" wrote in message
m...
On a VFR day with a safety pilot, I tried an NDB approach at a nearby
airport using my (gasp) handheld GPS. Flew the full procedure better than
I
could have with just an ADF.
Legal? No. But interesting to have in your hip pocket of all other options
close.



"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
ink.net...

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:doYkf.603648$_o.185200@attbi_s71...
Nowadays, winter or summer, we punch in four
digits, and we're on our way to...anywhere!

Hope you have backup plans for when the GPS is toast... :)

Yep. It's called a second GPS on the co-pilot's yoke! :-)

Of course, we could always turn on those VOR thingies, or maybe even
power
up the old DME...

.........................followed immediately by a muffled scream as the
pilot hears this from ATC;
"Radar service terminated. You are cleared for the ADF approach on 24."
:-)
Dudley