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study up on the differences, and he saved me the misery of try- ing to pour over manuals. We spent a lot of time on the ground with power connected to the airplane and bit by bit I started to gain confidence in operating the system. We flew several times and shot a variety of approaches into multiple airports. While I still couldn’t make the new system “sing,” he and I agreed that I was safe, while perhaps not getting into “hard” IFR situations.
Since then I have flown at least a dozen times, and the air- plane and new avionics continues to perform flawlessly. With each flight, I become more confident and comfortable with the system. And without a doubt, I feel like I have accomplished my original goal of enhancing the safety and reliability of 42BA for years to come.
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Randy Groom can be contacted at randy@groomaviation.com
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