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Old 10-31-2008 | 11:17 AM
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Does anybody know what kind of avionics Ameriflight planes have? Just curious. I was reading on that austincollins.com site and he was saying that the Flight Express planes have pretty much bare minimum IFR equipment. I did the FAM flight with Airnet a few months ago and all of their planes from what I was told have GPS and AP.
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Old 10-31-2008 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by LucasM
Does anybody know what kind of avionics Ameriflight planes have? Just curious. I was reading on that austincollins.com site and he was saying that the Flight Express planes have pretty much bare minimum IFR equipment. I did the FAM flight with Airnet a few months ago and all of their planes from what I was told have GPS and AP.
AMF just got approved for GPS a few months ago, and they're in the process of installing Garmin 430's. The priority is on airports where GPS significantly lowers approach mins (think small airports in mountain valleys in particular).

Also, basic autopilots are being installed in the BE99's, whereas it's standard in other aircraft like the Metros.

My personal opinion is that they are a tremendous asset in unfamiliar territory, just don't become dependent on them. I've never felt sharper than I did when the autopilots weren't available.
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