[Hallicrafters] NDB

[rbethman]

Kurt,

In 2005, the FAA considered closing/decommissioning 479 NDB 
"procedures", (approaches).  They ended up closing/decommissioning 216 
of them.  However, NO NDBs were turned off.

General Aviation, represented by AOPA, fought to keep those that would 
leave NO other method for an approach under less than VFR.

They are a pain.

Bob - N0DGN

w6ph at aol.com wrote:
> Just wondering but if there is no instrument approach associated
> with that NDB, why (and how) would it be checked by Airways?
>  
> And does anyone ever do NDB approaches anymore?  The
> scariest thing I ever did was to fly an NDB approach in a
> B-727 to 500 ft.  Our Ops Specs allowed that.  After that
> I would only fly an NDB approach when the weather was
> at least 1000-3.  
>                                    73, Kurt, W6PH
>