Vincent,

No, Joe, you do not "need" a GPS.

Well, let me take the opposite position: In today's airspace, flying wihtout a GPS is IMHO irresponsible. There simply doesn't need to be any connection between card reading abilities and having a GPS - unless you are an irresponsible pilot to start with.

so that
you can find your way on the day that expensive GPS

That "expensive" GPS is around 350 bucks or so. And yes, something can always crap out. The GPS, the VOR, the chart, when it flies out the window. So what?

If you can't navigate with depending on a GPS, you're an aeronautical
cripple.

Having a GPS and not being able to navigate without it are two completely different things.


--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)
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