Portable, Or Not

Volume 23
Number 6
June 2003

Portable, Or Not

Handheld avionics can improve both safety and convenience, but the jury is out on just how portable they need to be

Auxiliary power plugs don’t have to be conspicious to be useful or legal, as long as they’re legally installed and you have reasonable access.

by Ken Ibold

Visit any pilot shop or peruse the ads in an aviation publication. Better yet, stop by the big hangars at AirVenture or Sun ’n Fun. You’ll see a host of electronic devices designed to reduce the pilot’s workload, increase safety or enhance comfort. Many of them plug into an auxiliary power plug or run off batteries.

They’re portable electronic flight aids. Or are they? …

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