"Newps" wrote in message
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It might be. I am in the camp that knows that VFR GPS's, installed or
otherwise, are not legal for IFR for navigating on a direct course.


What regulation is violated by use of a handheld GPS for navigating on a
direct course?



You are not legal asking for or accepting "cleared direct" when you are
/A.

What regulation is violated by asking for or accepting "cleared direct" when
you are /A?



Nor is the controller legal in giving such a clearance.


What paragraph of FAAO 7110.65 would be violated if a controller issued such
a clearance?