Roy Smith wrote in
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Well, but maybe that's the real question? Is visualizing location in
space by interpreting a CDI needle indeed a basic IFR skill? It
certainly was when I did my instrument training, but is it still?
Will it always be? The moving map GPS gives so much more information.

I think it's a basic skill for now. I've never flown with a moving-map
GPS, so I still rely on the HSI needle. The interface of the Trimble
2101+ is very primitive, and gives little more than what you see on the
DME and CDI. A moving map, with more information, more clearly
presented, would be very welcome, though. Why make things harder than
necessary? If the FAA has its way, the VOR network will go away
entirely. It's too expensive to maintain, and it's certainly obsolete.
Especially for a pilot flying alone, who doesn't fly that often, anything
that helps reduce complexity and the need for interpretation is going to
be safer.

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Regards,

Stan

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." B. Franklin