"Doug" wrote:
Also, it makes flight planning a breeze. No legs to figure. Just click
in your route, check for restricted/prohibited airspace and TFR's and
go direct!

It helps to take a glance at the terrain too. I've got a flight planning
exercise I give to people to plan a trip to a destination on the other side
of what passes for a mountain range around here (the Catskills). I'll give
them a weather forecast with ceilings just about at the mountain tops.
It's amazing how many come back to me with "GPS direct" and seem to be
totally clueless that they've just planed a trip into cumulogranite.