Nice article in this Decembers AOPA Pilot by Dave Hirschman, on retrofitting his RV-3 for IFR. Thought you guys and gals would enjoy it.
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AOPA RV-3 Article
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I read the article this afternoon, and thought the same thing about backups and utility. If I was really going to USE the airplane for IFR, I would want several levels of backups - and th truth is, the added weight really isn't that much - maybe twenty pounds for a autopilot and/or some backup instrumentation. That's a little dieting or a couple of gallons of fuel....
When it comes to utility, it is hard to survive in the evolving IFR system without an IFR GPS. Then again, this is a -3 with a fuselage tank, so limited fuel (compared to a -3B), and that right there would make it hard to justify a lot of expense for full instrument capability.
Paul
When it comes to utility, it is hard to survive in the evolving IFR system without an IFR GPS. Then again, this is a -3 with a fuselage tank, so limited fuel (compared to a -3B), and that right there would make it hard to justify a lot of expense for full instrument capability.
Paul
