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Old May 3rd 06, 05:59 AM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
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Default IFR use of handheld GPS

asking ATC for a vector and then
ignoring the heading they issue)?


If it looks like a troll, walks like a troll, quacks like a troll, it must
be a troll.


Thanks. Maybe speling and grammar like a troll, but walking and
quacking?

I'm serious, though. I have heard several pilots tell ATC that they
have a handheld GPS and then ask for a vector. What's the point? If
you're going to ask for a vector why add the bit about the GPS? I can
only assume that they intend on flying the course from the handheld,
but ask for a vector because they've heard that its "legal" if you do
it that way.

On the other hand, I've had a controller ask me if I had a handheld
because he wanted me to fly direct to a VOR well outside reception
range. I didn't have one with me on that flight, so instead he gave me
a vector (it was a slow night).

Peter