riffeljl(at)gmail.com
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 Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:36 am Post subject: IMC - What If??? |
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Just another 2 cents.
My objectives were IFR, simple and reliable. Because I've gone thru a vacuum pump failure just as I was about to enter IMC, I wanted to avoid that again. So NO VACUUM!
So here's what I chose for my RV7A:
Com: GNS430, Icom A200;
Backup: Icom handheld (w/ jack to external antenna)
Nav: GNS430 (GPS, Nav);
Backup: 396 (GPS), Icom handheld (nav)
AI: Trutrack ADI Pilot II (battery backup if power fails)
Backup: 396 (it's a little slow to respond - but it's quick enough for an emergency)
Compass: ADI Pilot II
Backup: Vert. Card compass, 396
Weather: 396 XM Weather
Backup: none Heated Pitot
Backup: noneEngine monitor: GR Engine Analyzer
Backup: Steam gauges for: Tach, Manifold Pressure & Left/Right Fuel
Altimeter
Backup: 396 (a little off - but insignificant in an emergency)
Airspeed
Backup: my butt
Transponder
Backup: none
ELT
Backup: both handheld and cell phone to call for help
Cockpit lighting
Backup: flashlights
Nav/Strobe lights
Backup: none
AudioPanel (w/ intercom)
Backup: none
TOTAL Electrical failure: Icom handheld to communicate, 396 to navigate
TOTAL Power failure: windshield to find something soft to hit TOTAL Structural failure: picture of my butt to kiss goodbye
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