"SeeAndAvoid" wrote:


Thing is, someday I'll get an IFR GPS, not so sure I'd ditch this
setup I
have now though.

Oh, heck no!

It does things that panel mounts 10x its price cant/wont.
And it's one hell of a backup in case of total electrical failure, and
the
satphone will work in the boonies that cells wont, and you can legally
make phonecalls in the air with it, too.

Yep. Certified GPS boxes are for flying approaches. For a lot less you
can keep up with the coolest technology using portable gear.

Someday I want to check out
Dauphin Island, I bet you've been there.

Yep. Nice little airstrip there that sticks right out into Mississippi
Sound. Like doing carrier landings if you use rwy 12.

Did you get another airplane?

Working on it. I've got Bonanza fever again, and this time I think it's
for real.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM