IFR with a VFR GPS

"Ron Garret" wrote in message
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What about the following scenario:

The pilot is holding the handheld in his hand (imagine that) and drops
it. While he is bending down to retrieve it he enters an unusual
attitude from which he is unable to recover.

Would that not be an accident that is caused (at least in part) by use
of a handheld GPS?


No. The handheld GPS didn't cause the aircraft to enter an unrecoverable
unusual attitude.



It would not have occurred if the GPS were not being used.


It wouldn't have occurred if the pilot had been competent. The lesson there
is to be competent.