Marc,
Your last post, (as well as Swatson999s), as you both suggested, does indeed clarify things. My mistake was assuming that SA approach plates are the same as Garmin Approach plates.
If you actually made that point in an earlier post, and I missed it or did not get the message, again, my apologies.
I have done some research on this in the past few days, the FAA position on qhat the requirements are necessary to fly under IFR in IMC, the aircraft must have a
TSO-C129, TSO-C196, TSO-C145, or TSO-C146 compliant GPS (AC 20-138). The FAA refers to these as "suitable RNAV systems". It does not have to have a current Nav Database. A current Nav database is, however, required to fly certain GPS approaches.
Relevant to my question, however is that I can not find, anywhere, that the "current Nav database" has to reside in the same box (component) that is providing the GPS position data. But if the only other sources of approach plate data consists only of graphical images of the published plates, then as you said, it is obvious why they chose not to head down that road.
Again my apologies for the frustration expressed in my earlier post, but the answer clearly has nothing to do with the fact that Skyview is not a certified IFR navigator.
Your last post, (as well as Swatson999s), as you both suggested, does indeed clarify things. My mistake was assuming that SA approach plates are the same as Garmin Approach plates.
If you actually made that point in an earlier post, and I missed it or did not get the message, again, my apologies.
I have done some research on this in the past few days, the FAA position on qhat the requirements are necessary to fly under IFR in IMC, the aircraft must have a
TSO-C129, TSO-C196, TSO-C145, or TSO-C146 compliant GPS (AC 20-138). The FAA refers to these as "suitable RNAV systems". It does not have to have a current Nav Database. A current Nav database is, however, required to fly certain GPS approaches.
Relevant to my question, however is that I can not find, anywhere, that the "current Nav database" has to reside in the same box (component) that is providing the GPS position data. But if the only other sources of approach plate data consists only of graphical images of the published plates, then as you said, it is obvious why they chose not to head down that road.
Again my apologies for the frustration expressed in my earlier post, but the answer clearly has nothing to do with the fact that Skyview is not a certified IFR navigator.
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