While even the classic aircraft typically have at least a portable GPS on board, going IFR can mean relying on something like a localizer or (gasp) a VOR to get to a runway. If it's been a while since using these, don't forget that there's more to know than tuning, twisting, and following the needle. You'll need to manage stuff like Victor airways (got it), VOR checks (fuzzy on those) and just possibly, timed approaches to deal with (oh, great). And just like any flight, getting organized in advance is key.A friend just retired from solo flying and turned over to you his beloved Cherokee 140, complete with hangar. Since it's staying at Northeast Ohio Regional and he can still fly it with you as PIC, he was happy to give you a great package price. This allows you to budget for a full avionics upgrade. All you've gotta do is ferry the plane from Ashtabula, Ohio, to Aurora, Illinois, where the new stuff gets installed.Good thing you're familiar with the Cherokee and its dual VOR/LOC receivers; the departure's marginal VFR will degrade to IFR along the way. You consider postponing, but going today lets you keep the shop reservation and get home by car tonight. So you plan a good ol' fashioned VOR route to a station near the destination and see that there will be some zig-zagging due to the dearth of Victor airways until western Ohio. And there's a slight jog to the south to bypass Cleveland's busy airspace. So you file: JFN CXR ACO MFD REELS FBCV8 JOT.
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