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You are right, it did not make anything, or anybody safer. I believe this will be recinded very soon as the flight raning at our airport is also grounded. You will not be able to teach students by fileing IFR and staying in the pattern practicing TO/Landings. George On Sun, 16 Sep 2001 11:44:15 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > So you guys had to get me started didn't you...... > > IFR Required....Well how will that make anyone safer? > > I believe the airliners/Weapons were ALL IFR and under controller > direction.... right up to the point where they were hijacked with a BOX > KNIFE.... > > I do not see where Box Knife's are outlawed!!! > > Remember, when crow bars are outlawed, only outlaws will have crowbars.... > > Ron Burke > ex-366TFW > Yes I spent 109 days at "Desert One", I did my part, now you do yours... > CALL congress remind them we are a free country... > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Anton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 10:54 AM > Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Breakfast flight > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > , I do not cherish the idea of all the work and $$$$ that I will have > > > to spend to get my airplane and myself IFR certified. This is especially > > > true considering my ability to retain all that exacting information and > new > > > changes being considered > > > > Hi George; > > > > I know exactly what you mean. You have 9 years on me, but I too have > > noticed that new skills seem to take a bit longer. > > > > As for the IFR capable Coupe. A quick glance at the FARs seem to > > indicate that making a Coupe IFR capable might not be too terribly > > hard. In my case my Coupe came with an Attitude indicator and directional > > gyro. In addition it has an electric turn coordinator which I 'think" > would do for > > the required backup. The static system and mode C have to meet tighter > > requirements which I will find out more about when I return to A & P > school > > Monday. > > > > The regs simply state that the Nav aids have to be applicable to the > routes flown?? > > I would think that 2 VORS one with GS would fit that bill. In fact if one > were to > > file IFR in VFR conditions you wouldn't even need the GS. A second radio > > would really reduce the workload also. Comments from anyone who has gone > > this route would be appreciated. > > > > I have a repairable Narco Nav 122 that has VOR GS and markers built in. Of > > course it's 4 inches too long to mount at eye level. :-( > > > > So in addition to gyros, the normal VHF and mode C transponder. > > a second VHF , and 2 VORs possibly one with GS and you'd be > > in business. Mounting all this stuff would be fun. however not > > impossible. In my case I have an alternator so plenty of power. > > > > Comments are invited, Am I over simplifying this? > > > > Cheers: > > > > Paul > > N2273H > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Sid.bAhN69 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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