REFLECTOR: GPS IFR Approaches: Radio Required

[Lawrence Epstein]

If you want to fly IFR regularly, I would not get the 430/530w series. That
is really a VFR box that can do IFR. Biggest problem with that is when you
want to fly airways. With that series, (I believe same with the King), you
must manually enter every waypoint on the Airway. Bad enough when you are
on the ground copying a clearance. Impossible when picking up a clearance
in the air.

I have been flying behind a Garmin GNS 480 (UPS CNX80) for ~10 years. Great
IFR box. You can pick one up on Ebay for about $5k now.

Larry

On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Mark Magee <edjonesbrady at gmail.com> wrote:

> Any radiomen out there could please help me determine if I could do most
> of what I want with an MFD with Syn Vision, HITS, approaches installed in
> the software: I understand the Garmin 430W will get you down legally at any
> terminal with a published GPS Precision Approach. Those units are still
> holding their value quite well, but what of this King:
>
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/BendixKing-KLN90B-IFR-Approach-Approved-GPS-System-/330889767931
>
>
> Without the Precision Approach cert, what would be my limitation?
> Practically, functionally?
> My IFR ticket is long out of date and I will have to get back up to snuff
> on flying them. I'm asking about shooting approaches is this current 'Grey
> Area' where folks are functionally doing a lot of IFR approaches -without-
> IFR Approach certified radios driving their installed MFD's.
>
> Opinions please. I do understand the regs, just probing for reality.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mark B. Magee
> N34XL XLFG
>
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