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Subject:Re: Will GPS ever really replace ADF/DME?
From:Ron Rosenfeld
Date:Wed Oct 02 18:35:39 2002

>>
>
>I dont think you need an ADF to get the altimeter setting. I have a Sony
>radio that tunes 260 just fine.

Whats the model number of that radio. Ive looked from time to time but
not been able to find one that tunes that frequency. That would be an
ideal solution.

> The altimeter setting could also be relayed
>from another aircraft that has an ADF.
>

Hard to count on around here.

>
>>

>Even if an ADF was truly the only way to obtain the altimeter setting, it seems
>a pretty high price to lower minimums by 160 feet.

That difference has made the difference between landing vs diversion to BHB
-- two hours away in a rental car is also expensive.

But its not expensive for me to keep an already existing ADF in my panel.
Id figure about an extra hour of labor when a GPS is being installed to
move the ADF to a different slot, vs removing it entirely.




Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)

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