"William W. Plummer" wrote:

When I get back to my instrument training, I'm simply not going to have
a GPS in sight.

Once you start flying single pilot in actual conditions, you will most
likely learn to really appreciate the rock solid stability of the GPS
needle versus the wobbly VOR needle. "Easy" is actually preferred in GA
single pilot, actual instrument conditions.

Weekly I commute to an airport that only offers VOR approaches and true GPS
instrument approaches (t-shaped approach as opposed to an overlay of a VOR
approach). Both the GPS and the VOR approaches have the same minimums.

When ceiling and visibility are right at minimums, I choose the GPS
approach every time.

GPS is easy to learn after full training on the standard instruments.

Hmmm... as a pilot you are obligated to learn every piece of equipment in
your aircraft. The GPS is a piece of equipment that could really save
your skin and the aircraft if the single engine quits.

Instead of your current attitude, you really should consider incorporating
all of your equipment into your training. Mastering the GPS while in
actual conditions when work load is high is something you really want to do
with an instructor on board, not when you are flying the family in actual
conditions to Hershey Park for your yearly vacation.

Additionally, given the large section of the AIM devoted to GPS (and
assuming you are in the US), your DE will probably be testing you on your
use of the GPS during your instrument checkride.

--
Peter













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