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Old April 1st 05, 06:31 PM
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The HSI display on aviation grade GPS units can be used for an
emergency IFR panel. My Garmin Pilot III has internal batteries that
will last several hours (if fresh). The only drawback is that all data
is ground tracked based. The effect of this is that sensitivities will
depend upon wind speed, but this is manageable (don't be very agressive
on the controls).