Jose wrote
There's a difference between the use of technology and the =reliance= on
it. I agree that we should all be able to =use= the available
technology. However, I see too many pilots, especially new ones, that
=rely= on it to such an extent that they could not navigage without it.

Yep! I caught the same flack way back during the switch from
Radio Range to VOR/DME.

I've been through Radio Range, Manual DF, Celestial, DR Plotting Board,
CONSOLAN, Pressure Pattern, LORAN A, LORAN C, OMEGA, Inertial NAV, ADF,
TACAN, and VOR/DME. I'll take GPS anytime!




Bob Moore