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.

Oh, Jay, that's just silly.

If there's GPS in the airplane, sure, turn it on and use it. But if
your rental does -not- have a GPS, then electing not to fly in the DC
area because of this would indicate to me a lack of confidence in one's
flying skills that requires more training, whether to build the skills,
or to build the confidence.

The ADIZ penetrations that made the news have (as far as I know) been
pilots who went in without a code and a clearance, not pilots who went
in with both and got lost. And frankly, it is trivial to bust airspace
with a fully functioning and turned on moving map GPS. All you have to
do is have it zoomed inappropriately (not too hard to do actually) and
rely on the wrong thin green line.

We've
really only got to worry about that pesky 1%, for which we should all
be very thankful.

No, I don't feel that we should be thankful that we are restricted from
flying into what is arguably the most important airspace in the country.
I will be thankful when those restrictions on law abiding citizens
(though not on terrorists) go away, but I do not think I should have to
be thankful that we are getting back freedoms that are rightfully ours.

Jose
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