My airplane's currently equipped for ILS/VOR approaches but not IFR-GPS (I have DME and an iPad with traffic and geo-ref approach plates). The expenses for equipment and data subscriptions don't seem worth it for the few times I'd need a GPS approach.
So I was wondering why, if I can fly a VOR approach just using the current plate and a single waypoint (the VOR) why can't I do the same for a GPS approach? Using the plate to fly from waypoint to waypoint and step down the altitudes (especially with geo-ref plates) is fairly easy (I've practiced it a few times) and would be even simpler if I could download the waypoints into the EFIS or iPad, but I can't find a source for that.
So if all I need to fly an approach is "equipment suitable..." what rule would prohibit this?
So I was wondering why, if I can fly a VOR approach just using the current plate and a single waypoint (the VOR) why can't I do the same for a GPS approach? Using the plate to fly from waypoint to waypoint and step down the altitudes (especially with geo-ref plates) is fairly easy (I've practiced it a few times) and would be even simpler if I could download the waypoints into the EFIS or iPad, but I can't find a source for that.
So if all I need to fly an approach is "equipment suitable..." what rule would prohibit this?