Depends where you are flying. If in the NE, I'd opt for the stormscope over the
A/P. Stormscope will give you peace of mind in the typical 3-4 nm visibility in
haze. A/P is handy for checking maps etc, but you can do that without an A/P
without compromising your mission availability. I put both in mine last fall
after flying 7 years without either. I use the stormscope far more than the
A/P.
Frode Berg wrote:
Hi!
I am hoping to commence IR training sometime this fall.
The plane I co-own is IFR ready, but has no autopilot or stormscope, no
de-ice (no options for it either I think, Arrow 180) and a Garmin 95 VFR
GPS.
What would be the most immediate need to safely fly IFR single pilot, single
engine?
The autopilot (would get a one-axis S-tec which easily upgrades to two axis
later), a Garmin 300 or 430 GPS, or a WX-900 stormscope.
All at once is not an option financially, since only one more pilot is IR
rated anyway.
Also, anyone with any experience with a WX-900 stormscope, what are your
opinions on this?
Thanks
Frode Berg
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