Ed Anderson wrote:

  > I am not sure what portable navigation equipment he had in the cockpit
but I highly

recommend a GPS that has vectors to the nearest airport. IMHO that is a

HUGE HUGE

safety feature. All I saw in the cockpit was vintage instruments.
From the sounds of it he may have had fuel problems.

Paul Lamar

I strongly endorse this recommendation of Paul's based on personal
experience.   A GPS with a "nrs" button provided immediate and unambigious
data on where to head to get to the nearst airport (12 Miles away) when my
engine quit due to fuel stoppage  (no fault of the engine).  Especially when
the weather is hazy or ground obscured with broken clouds or in an area that
you are not familar with!  Can truly make the difference between a safe dead
stick landing or......

Ed Anderson

Does anybody recognize the two instruments or radios at the bottom of the
picture?

Paul Lamar
 
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