Remember that your IFR GPS, now standard equipment for all flavors of light aircraft, is usually a two-in-one navigator. Yep, it has more than the habit-forming GPS receiver displayed on a moving color map. Most units include a VOR/Localizer receiver, a page displaying a CDI (Course Deviation Indicator) needle, and is likely connected to a primary or secondary CDI as well. Maybe you also held onto an existing navcom with a CDI that still works. Even if you’re well versed in these features, they likely go unused. But don’t get rusty on that stuff yet.
Checking Boxes
My EFB has a neat feature that filters approaches at a selected airport by equipment level: “ALL”, “ILS Only”, “GPS Only”, “Six Pack.” Now, flying a basic six-pack C172 upgraded with a like-new, non-WAAS GPS, we can use LNAV mins, VOR, and localizer MDAs. The installation moved the older indicator and navcom to number two.
