MFRskyknight
Don't F with Chuck
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- Jun 28, 2004
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The school I'm finishing my instrument at just installed the Garmin 430 unit in their 152. I'll be the first to sing the praises of GPS and all its wonders, but this has come along relatively late in my training and I'm worrying a bit about how this will affect my imminent checkride, since I'm taking it in the same plane.
The actual flying and shooting approaches couldn't be easier, but it's the setup involved -- fiddling around with the cursor, knobs, database, etc. I flew today just over an hour with this new stuff in the plane, and found myself compromising the aviating part to get the navigating sorted out. I'm sure if I had more time to become adept at using the interface it wouldn't be that big of a worry, but still... this seems like a system you'd usually find in planes with autopilots where you can divide your attention more easily.
Thoughts? Does this seem a bit like overkill for a 152, or should I just shut up and eat my beans?
MFR
The actual flying and shooting approaches couldn't be easier, but it's the setup involved -- fiddling around with the cursor, knobs, database, etc. I flew today just over an hour with this new stuff in the plane, and found myself compromising the aviating part to get the navigating sorted out. I'm sure if I had more time to become adept at using the interface it wouldn't be that big of a worry, but still... this seems like a system you'd usually find in planes with autopilots where you can divide your attention more easily.
Thoughts? Does this seem a bit like overkill for a 152, or should I just shut up and eat my beans?
MFR