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I agree with loosing the marker beacon receiver. Even if you shoot an ILS you can use the GPS overlay on your map (navigation display) for the marker location, so no need for MB's much anymore when you have a cert. GPS. Consider putting in an ADS-B system. It will be required in 2020, only 6 short years away. Plus you get free traffic and satellite weather. Prices coming down too.
Mike Larkin
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On Nov 7, 2013, at 5:12 PM, "Greenbacks, UnLtd." <N4ZQ@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
I raised the question because I currently have an Apollo MX20 and Apollo GX60 in my panel and am considering
putting these out to pasture in favor of a GTN750, while keeping my Apollo SL30 and SL70. Years ago I built a marker beacon
receiver from a kit from RST Engineering and it's currently in the panel and consuming valuable real estate.
I expect that most of my approaches will be GPS based and Cat II & III will never be in my future.
So, is giving up a blinking panel light and a tone in my headset a serious safety issue?
Angier Ames
N4ZQ
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From: "Greenbacks, UnLtd." <N4ZQ@VERIZON.NET>
Date: November 7, 2013 8:11:52 AM EST
To: "Lancair Mailing List" <lml@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: 'Glass cockpit'
A question for the glass guys here.
If you are executing an ILS approach, do I assume correctly that the OM/MM/IM are displayed as waypoints on the screen?
If so, is a marker beacon receiver redundant/no longer required?
Angier Ames
N4ZQ
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