Hello, I have been reading for hours and right when I think I have IFR pannel planning figured out I get confused again.
Here is the situation: I started working on my IFR ticket back in the day and would like to finish it with my -7A when it's flying. I'm not looking to fly single engine into hard IFR minimums but I do think IFR makes a much better pilot and I would like to be able to get through simple high level overcasts. Plus, I remember during training that IFR flying was just that much cooler!
The bird is initially going VFR so I can get her into the air sooner and do all the phase one stuff and enjoy the plane which will all be VFR anyways. Howevever, I'm planning my panel and electrical right now and I want to design it so that all I have to do is drop in the components like Garmin GPS and another ADAHRS to be IFR capable.
Here is my setup so far:
-Dual Dynon HDX
-one ADAHRS
-Skyview GPS
-Skyview ADS-B
-2 axis Dynon autopilot with panel
-1 Dynon com
-2 place intercom
Here are my questions:
1. Is there a single GPS I can plan for that will give me all the capabilities I need? I'm assuming a GTN 650 or higher?
2. I'm assuming there is no way to make it through instrument training without ILS cababilities although I gather from a lot of people that they generaly fly different types of approaches once finished with their ticket, correct?
3. Am I correct in assuming I cannot simply ad one of Garmin's new GNC 355 or GPS 175 units because they do not support ILS approaches without adding something else like a GNC 255 nav/comm radio?
4. Assuming I get a GPS with nav/comm or some other device will the Dynon HDX be my LOC and glide-slope display during an ILS approach?
In a nutshell, I'm trying to figure out what I need to plan for so that I can fly IFR and get through an instrument check ride and training.
Thanks to whoever can lay it out for me!
Here is the situation: I started working on my IFR ticket back in the day and would like to finish it with my -7A when it's flying. I'm not looking to fly single engine into hard IFR minimums but I do think IFR makes a much better pilot and I would like to be able to get through simple high level overcasts. Plus, I remember during training that IFR flying was just that much cooler!
The bird is initially going VFR so I can get her into the air sooner and do all the phase one stuff and enjoy the plane which will all be VFR anyways. Howevever, I'm planning my panel and electrical right now and I want to design it so that all I have to do is drop in the components like Garmin GPS and another ADAHRS to be IFR capable.
Here is my setup so far:
-Dual Dynon HDX
-one ADAHRS
-Skyview GPS
-Skyview ADS-B
-2 axis Dynon autopilot with panel
-1 Dynon com
-2 place intercom
Here are my questions:
1. Is there a single GPS I can plan for that will give me all the capabilities I need? I'm assuming a GTN 650 or higher?
2. I'm assuming there is no way to make it through instrument training without ILS cababilities although I gather from a lot of people that they generaly fly different types of approaches once finished with their ticket, correct?
3. Am I correct in assuming I cannot simply ad one of Garmin's new GNC 355 or GPS 175 units because they do not support ILS approaches without adding something else like a GNC 255 nav/comm radio?
4. Assuming I get a GPS with nav/comm or some other device will the Dynon HDX be my LOC and glide-slope display during an ILS approach?
In a nutshell, I'm trying to figure out what I need to plan for so that I can fly IFR and get through an instrument check ride and training.
Thanks to whoever can lay it out for me!