NW_Pilot's Trans-Atlantic Flight -- All the scary details...

On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 16:58:00 -0700, "NW_Pilot"
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:01:55 -0400, Andrew Gideon
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The Garmin audio panel in our planes has a nifty feature. If the panel is
powered down, the pilot's headset is connected to COM1. Thus,
communication survives the failure of the audio panel.

It would be interesting to know how VHF communications were affected
in Mr. Rhine's mishap.


Ever time the system rebooted I had VHF comms for a few min + I had the Ham
Radio!


So when the Garmin system went down, other than HF Communications
provided by a portable transceiver, and the flight controls, the only
other functional instruments and operable systems you had were the OAT
thermometer, EGT, magnetic compass, attitude indicator, altimeter,
intermittent tachometer and airspeed indicator? No navigation
equipment, auto pilot, VHF communications, fuel gages, engine oil
pressure nor temperature gages? Have I finally got it right?