"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I would consider flying near the ADIZ without GPS to be simply asking
for trouble, although it is (of course) possible to do so.

To fly in an area where loss of situational awareness can cause
evacuation of the White House (or worse), not using every navigational
tool at our disposal is potentially foolhardy.

Then do you consider it foolhardy to fly in IMC without a GPS? The
consequences there of loss of situational awareness are considerably worse
than the consequences of busting the ADIZ.

I'd consider it foolhardy to fly at all without the ability to navigate
reliably without a GPS. I agree it'd be foolhardy to fly without a GPS if a
GPS were available for free (just as it'd be foolhardy to fly without a
Stormscope, TCAS, autopilot, deicing, etc., if those were free). Given the
expense, though--and given the need to be proficient at non-GPS navigation
in any case--I don't think it's at all unreasonable to do without a GPS.

--Gary