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Old December 23rd 07, 07:34 PM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
Ron Lee[_2_]
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Default The FAA is marching toward sole dependence on GPS.

Sam Spade wrote:

I thought we were speaking of IFR operations.


Not me. I am VFR

With VFR any non-certified hand-held is plenty good.

With IFR WAAS (145/146) gives you LPV (much greater access, and
increasing all the time), and you get VNAV minimums on VNAV/LNAV IAPs,
and you get safer vertical guidance on LNAV only IAPs. Lots more safety
avoid dive and drive.


True but plain old non-WAAS Garmin GNS 430 offers adequate approach
functionality.

Ron Lee