Depends a lot upon what GPS unit he's relying upon. I certainly wouldn't try it with my Garmin Etrex. ;>}
OTOH, a friend, to whom I give instrument dual instruction occasionally, has an auto-pilot coupled Garmin, certified for vertical guidance, installed in his Comanche. You can let the electronics shoot an approach down to 200 ft and it's right on the money. -p Walter Hamler wrote: > Well, actually there are lots of folks who use gps units to make > precision approaches to airfields now. > My brother is the FBO manager at a small airport in the north GA > mountains. One day he heard a plane call in to ask about the weather. > It was raining cats and dogs. A short time later he heard a plane fly > over at about 500 feet. A few minutes later the plane taxied up to the > ramp and a good friend he recognized as a local pilot got out. He > asked him if he was crazy and he said his gps was all he needed along > with being familiar with the airfield and surrounding area. > Some of the newer planes with the Garmin 1000 instruments are > absolutely incredible with the detailed 3D display they can give you. > It is much more precise than an ILS setup. > > Walt > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
