GPS switched S for N!

In article nj2ue.645$Z.549@trndny05,
George Patterson wrote:
Attempting to resist technology in the
cockpit is a losing battle.

If you own your own aircraft, it's very easy; just don't buy it. What's a
losing
battle is the attempt to convince other pilots not to rely on this neat
"newfangled gizmo."


I'm not sure what you're saying. The fact is, GA cockpits are moving
toward glass. Navigation is moving away from terrestrial navigation and
toward satellites... and the GPS system has been around for a very long
time. Sure, you can stick with legacy technology, but pretty soon
you're either going to be forced to upgrade, or be content to fly around
with limited navigational capability. Cockpit technology isn't going
back to simple transistors and vacuum tubes, it's moving toward a
PC-driven environment, like it or not.

If I were a CFI, I would NEVER discourage the use of technology in the
cockpit. It enhances safety tremendously, and even saves lives. It
improves operational efficiency. It is part of using "all available
information" in order to safely complete the flight. Using technology
like a GPS isn't "required," but those who have access to it and don't
use it are foolhardy in my opinion.



JKG