G. Sylvester wrote:


Now if the intersection is 500 nm away and out of VOR reception,
then the handheld is your primary means and only means of navigation.
The FAA might very well say you are legal

No, they wouldn't say that.


but reckless.

Can't see how unless you somehow manage to wreck the plane because of
your handheld.



BTW, I asked the DPE I'm using for my checkride about this. He said
he would have failed me if I used a non-TSO'd GPS for IFR operations.
He's not a court of law though.

He is correct.