callmesven
Pre-Flight
I posted this question on another site and got a lot of looks but only one response. Please let me know what you think about this question.
After 25 years of no flying I finally got back in the saddle and reinstated my private ticket last year. "Back in the day" I did a lot of dead reckoning and a little victor airway flying since I was in very rural Minnesota. I now live in California and own a plane at a class D airport. I have not ventured more than a couple hundred miles from home as I rebuild my skills and confidence. Some parts are like getting back on a bike but so much has changed in 25 years.
The biggest change for me is the use of GPS. So, my question to those of you who have flown with these amazing gadgets for years is this, GPS direct or victor airways? I’m thinking about a trip from Northern California to Yellowstone and possibly Oshkosh in the future. Do I use the GPS as backup and stay on the victor airways or do I fly direct? I'm very comfortable using the GPS and prefer it over the "old way" but I'm not completely sure if I should be favoring it.
I do not have my IFR ticket and my plane tops out at 15,000 ft. What’s your experience?
After 25 years of no flying I finally got back in the saddle and reinstated my private ticket last year. "Back in the day" I did a lot of dead reckoning and a little victor airway flying since I was in very rural Minnesota. I now live in California and own a plane at a class D airport. I have not ventured more than a couple hundred miles from home as I rebuild my skills and confidence. Some parts are like getting back on a bike but so much has changed in 25 years.
The biggest change for me is the use of GPS. So, my question to those of you who have flown with these amazing gadgets for years is this, GPS direct or victor airways? I’m thinking about a trip from Northern California to Yellowstone and possibly Oshkosh in the future. Do I use the GPS as backup and stay on the victor airways or do I fly direct? I'm very comfortable using the GPS and prefer it over the "old way" but I'm not completely sure if I should be favoring it.
I do not have my IFR ticket and my plane tops out at 15,000 ft. What’s your experience?