no you did not misunderstad me,
I am just as happy with using my altimiter, vnav lets you decend about an extra 20 ft or so
( the approach I did today was a 20 ft difference) its not something that is necessary for
me, and its not going to open 100 more airports for me, vnav simply gives you a lower MDA
and its nothing like ignoring a glideslope.
A ILS is a precision approach and a gps approach is not.
Also Vnav is not in wide use as of yet, it will be sometime before its widely available.
You have gone this long without using vnav, why is it a must for you now?
not flamming or anything negative, just a curious question.

Jeff

"John R. Copeland" wrote:

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You don't think you'd use VNAV if you had it?
That's like ignoring your ILS glideslope, and always making LOC approaches.
Please tell me I misunderstood you.
---JRC---

"Jeff" wrote in message ...
I heard the update was like $1000, but it may be 1500$, its one of those.
Personally I dont think I will use the vnav, thats why I got the 430, with
exception of vnav and entering in flight plans via the airways they are
esentially the same box.

I was out doing practice approaches today with my 430, its coupled to my HSI
and that is coupled to my auto pilot. even the DME arc was simple. flew a
perfect arc, well the auto pilot flew a perfect arc