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Sorry, Mr. Old School. It is tuna now, in sensitivity to diversity of
religious preference and dietary issues. wrote in message ... On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 18:28:36 GMT, "Dan Thompson" wrote: Tim, some of the other guys are playing around with you a little bit, but I'll spell it out for you since I started it. That reg says what you have to have onboard, but does not say what you will or must use for navigation. IFR course tracking is a performance standard. You must stay on the assigned course. How you do that is not specified or regulated. What you use to fly that course is not specified or regulated. Only that you fly that course, somehow. So, you may use dead reckoning if you want to, radar vectors, celestial nav (right!), or even (the crowd is on the edge of their seats in anticpation) a tuna sandwich. The tuna sandwich must not, however, be placarded "VFR only." So, it is perfectly acceptable to look at your handheld GPS, see that it says 237 degrees and 16 minutes to FUBAR, dead reckon by flying a 237 heading, and monitor your progress by reference to the handheld GPS. Correct except for two items. One, it's a ham sandwich, always has been, not tuna. Two, the placard "VFR only" means not approved for IFR operations. It doesn't mean you are only allowed to use it when in VFR conditions. Therefore it's as good as your sextant or stopwatch for navigation of all kinds. As long as you have the required equipment on board, you are all set. |
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On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 20:14:56 GMT, "Dan Thompson" wrote:
Sorry, Mr. Old School. It is tuna now, in sensitivity to diversity of religious preference and dietary issues. But, in view of the mercury levels in tuna, there is going to have to be a limit on the amount of IFR navigation performed using this method. Consumer Reports recommends a limitation of 3 oz/week; and the gov't says 6 oz/week. So it seems to me that we need to work up an appropriate FAA limitation, too. Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA) |
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