KingAirer
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I understand that we can find out position through other means. Are you assured that your even going to be in range of other navagational aids while traveling on a direct route? No. Fixing your position and navagating are different. And by only being able to fix your position by approved methods you would be left to navigate with only the nonapproaved IFR handheld. What happens if you get a bad GPS signal? By taking this route you may not have an acceptable navagational facility in range.
VFR and Handhelds are not authorized for IFR NAVIGATION, instrument approaches, or as a Principal instrument flight reference. The may be used as an aid for situational awareness.
So again, my question, how are you going to navigate precicsely in a straight line, without GPS, with RNAV, without RADAR, in the clouds?
Look I understand how your able to work the system and follow the pink line on your handheld, but I dont think its legal or even smart. The controller doesnt care one way or the other and would love to say proceed direct and forget about you.
VFR and Handhelds are not authorized for IFR NAVIGATION, instrument approaches, or as a Principal instrument flight reference. The may be used as an aid for situational awareness.
So again, my question, how are you going to navigate precicsely in a straight line, without GPS, with RNAV, without RADAR, in the clouds?
Look I understand how your able to work the system and follow the pink line on your handheld, but I dont think its legal or even smart. The controller doesnt care one way or the other and would love to say proceed direct and forget about you.
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