Hi Guys,
I?m here in my garage, working on my throttle quadrant, daydreaming about flying? and I lament, because I really want to fly my plane IFR someday, but I don?t think I can afford the equipment.
Garmin G3X EFIS
Garmin G5X Backup Instruments
Garmin GTX 23ES Transponder
Garmin GDL 39R ADS-B In
Garmin GTR 200 Radio
Garmin GMC 305 AP Controller
VAL INS 429 VOR/LOC/CDI
When purchased with the G3X, I can get a GTN 625 for $5500. I was thinking I could use a handheld NAV/COM for backup, and have an iPad and phone as another backup. I realize I cannot fly an approach with an iPad, but I was thinking, in an emergency I could use it to get to a VFR airport.
I was studying today, instrument flying handbook, and the way I read it, it sounds like I need a NAV radio. So, one option is the Val Avionics INS 429 for $2000.
?Aircraft using GPS navigation equipment under IFR for domestic en route, terminal operations, and certain IAPs, must be equipped with an approved and operational alternate means of navigation appropriate to the flight. The avionics necessary to receive all of the ground-based facilities appropriate for the route to the destination airport and any required alternate airport must be installed and operational. Ground-based facilities necessary for these routes must also be operational. Active monitoring of alternative navigation equipment is not required if the GPS receiver uses RAIM for integrity monitoring. Active monitoring of an alternate means of navigation is required when the RAIM capability of the GPS equipment is lost. In situations where the loss of RAIM capability is predicted to occur, the flight must rely on other approved equipment, delay departure, or cancel the flight.?
You start adding up the price for all of that stuff and the bits to hook it all up and pretty soon you?re talking real money. A big chunk of that is the IFR stuff.
Is there a lower cost way of adding IFR?
Thanks in advance,
I?m here in my garage, working on my throttle quadrant, daydreaming about flying? and I lament, because I really want to fly my plane IFR someday, but I don?t think I can afford the equipment.
Garmin G3X EFIS
Garmin G5X Backup Instruments
Garmin GTX 23ES Transponder
Garmin GDL 39R ADS-B In
Garmin GTR 200 Radio
Garmin GMC 305 AP Controller
VAL INS 429 VOR/LOC/CDI
When purchased with the G3X, I can get a GTN 625 for $5500. I was thinking I could use a handheld NAV/COM for backup, and have an iPad and phone as another backup. I realize I cannot fly an approach with an iPad, but I was thinking, in an emergency I could use it to get to a VFR airport.
I was studying today, instrument flying handbook, and the way I read it, it sounds like I need a NAV radio. So, one option is the Val Avionics INS 429 for $2000.
?Aircraft using GPS navigation equipment under IFR for domestic en route, terminal operations, and certain IAPs, must be equipped with an approved and operational alternate means of navigation appropriate to the flight. The avionics necessary to receive all of the ground-based facilities appropriate for the route to the destination airport and any required alternate airport must be installed and operational. Ground-based facilities necessary for these routes must also be operational. Active monitoring of alternative navigation equipment is not required if the GPS receiver uses RAIM for integrity monitoring. Active monitoring of an alternate means of navigation is required when the RAIM capability of the GPS equipment is lost. In situations where the loss of RAIM capability is predicted to occur, the flight must rely on other approved equipment, delay departure, or cancel the flight.?
You start adding up the price for all of that stuff and the bits to hook it all up and pretty soon you?re talking real money. A big chunk of that is the IFR stuff.
Is there a lower cost way of adding IFR?
Thanks in advance,