On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:51:51 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote:


"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
...
Harry K wrote:

The plane crashed into a dense stand of trees about four hours later,
1.5 miles NW of the runway's approach....

The cloud ceiling was 100 feet overcast and visibility was a quarter
mile, said NTSB Investigator-In-charge Orrin K. Anderson....

--------------------------------------------------

I didn't know GPS could be used as a landing aid.

Harry K

Yes you can and there is a GPS approach for rwy 28 there. BUT the MDA is
600-1 at best.

Plus, it must be an IFR approved, panel mounted GPS.

What? You don't do a "roll your own" with the ADF off the local AM
station 10 miles out?

Roger (K8RI)

No handhelds need apply. (;-))
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com