Do I really need a marker beacon now days?
Asked by: Craig Brownlee 10647 views Instrument Rating
I am about to start my instrument training and trying to make sure my plane is well enough equipped for the approaches that I will typically plan to fly. I am not interested in spending gobs of money on GPS. Here is my current list of equipment. KX155 with KI-209 glideslope KX170b with KI-208. KN64 DME Mode C transponder Ipad with geo-referenced approach plates. I don't have an audio panel (just a few switches and an old King stand alone marker beacon that I would have to rewire and it would have to go on the co-pilot panel somewhere.. Do I really need to even bother with the marker beacon? All airports I plan to fly to have either or all of ILS, LOC, VOR and VOR/DME approaches. I have no interest in flying single engine down to minimums, so Category2 is not needed. In fact, I would rather not fly at all if MVFR, even if I'm on an instrument plan. I just want to be able to get up through a layer for enroute flight. Thank you for your advice! Craig
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