The stack of three are Garmin Mode S transponder, old Northstar M1 Loran, and very old Collins DCE. Don't ask why I left the bottom one in the airplane although it does work. The Loran I use only as a back up if the GPS dies and also to continually scroll to the "nearest airport". I hear Loran is still good until at least November 2010 and this baby comes with a Canadian data base. That means it will always point us to the nearest patch of landable ashphalt or dirt, should we need one, in either the Yukon or Alaska.
Friday, March 19, 2010
The Old and The New
The stack of three are Garmin Mode S transponder, old Northstar M1 Loran, and very old Collins DCE. Don't ask why I left the bottom one in the airplane although it does work. The Loran I use only as a back up if the GPS dies and also to continually scroll to the "nearest airport". I hear Loran is still good until at least November 2010 and this baby comes with a Canadian data base. That means it will always point us to the nearest patch of landable ashphalt or dirt, should we need one, in either the Yukon or Alaska.
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