Cub Driver wrote:

There is no legal requirement for you to carry VFR charts period -- just a
requirement that you obtain all necessary information before the flight.

I've been told (never been ramp-checked myself) that the FAA guy can
interpret this to mean that your chart must be current.

As of 1997, this is not the case, according to inspector Ryan of the Allentown FSDO.
The triggering incident was a case in which an inspector violated a pilot for having
an out-of-date database in his GPS. The inspector argued that this was exactly the
same as having an out-of-date chart. The FAA agreed with the logic and issued orders
to all the inspectors that out-of-date charts are ok.

George Patterson
This marriage is off to a shaky start. The groom just asked the band to
play "Your cheatin' heart", and the bride just requested "Don't come home
a'drinkin' with lovin' on your mind".