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Old July 25th 12, 07:27 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Hello? Any oldtimers around?

Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:

The point MX misses is that there is no such thing as a Nav device certified
for VFR flight other than the Mark I eyeball and a chart; everything else
is backup for VFR flight.


I haven't missed it, but many pilots do, since they start relying on other
navigation methods as their primary methods regularly--especially GPS.


And you know this how?

And even if true, this is a problem how; by the non-existant huge numbers
of pilots getting lost or violating airspace other than TFR violations,
which is a separate issue?

Another point you seem to have missed is that GPS displays a map and in
VFR flight you compare what you see on the map to what you see through
the window.