CriticalMass wrote:



"current databases are not an IFR requirement". Thankyou. I know. But,
in the off-chance you want to actually USE them, it is. Does the phrase
"legal" ring any bells?

Yes it does and you are wrong. Not all units require a current database.



The "cost I use as an excuse" is the cost to update what I have
installed in my airplane. The cost to keep my Garmin 155XL db current
is MUCH more than the costs to update the VFR only handhelds you quote,
and I'll USE that as a component of my "excuse" - thanks.

The 155 costs $120 for a single update and $285 per year for an update
every 28 days of the entire US.