jxdrl
Pre-takeoff checklist
So, yesterday, I did a quick flight from our home base to near where my mom lives.
I was thinking of filing IFR to get around the 5 miles visibility, mist, and the low scattered clouds around Grand Rapids. However, I had some errands to run and it was forecast to clear up in a few hours.
By the time I left, it was clear enough for VFR besides being bumpy - bounced my head off the ceiling before tightening the lap belt more.
However, I could not have navigated legally or did an approach to JXN with my current equipment (/A). The VOR in LAN has been out of service for awhile and yesterday, the JXN VOR was OTS for the day which NOTAM'd the ILS OTS without RNAV. I could have done vectors/VFR GPS I suppose since JXN was VFR but it never came to that.
Makes me want the IFD540 install at the end of the year to come sooner.
Jonathan
I was thinking of filing IFR to get around the 5 miles visibility, mist, and the low scattered clouds around Grand Rapids. However, I had some errands to run and it was forecast to clear up in a few hours.
By the time I left, it was clear enough for VFR besides being bumpy - bounced my head off the ceiling before tightening the lap belt more.
However, I could not have navigated legally or did an approach to JXN with my current equipment (/A). The VOR in LAN has been out of service for awhile and yesterday, the JXN VOR was OTS for the day which NOTAM'd the ILS OTS without RNAV. I could have done vectors/VFR GPS I suppose since JXN was VFR but it never came to that.
Makes me want the IFD540 install at the end of the year to come sooner.
Jonathan