On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 08:06:39 -0700, Newps wrote:

Turned out, ATC had me heading to a VOR 90 miles away!

90 miles doesn't require a GPS, although it makes it easier to fly.

Your right Newps. I was only trying to use the GPS to figure the distant
and time as my DME didn't pickup York VOR until I was about 60 some odd
miles away.

I wanted to evaluate my fuel situation and see how far off course this
reroute would take me. I already was going to be in the air 4 hours based
on a direct routing, so the reroute could have caused me to start
considering a fuel stop b4 Bowling Green.

To be honest, tracking a VOR or flying a GPS track really isn't that much
different when you look at the whole scheme of things.

Just a little less variation with GPS, sorta like comparing the DG to the
wet compass. DG makes it easier, but tracking a straight line, wet compass
does just as well with a little variation.

Allen