I dunno. I fly without an autopilot, sometimes with a GPS and
sometimes without. I simply don't believe that the GPS doubles
my total workload. I'm SURE it doesn't double my workload

When I read the post, I understood it to mean that flying GPS without
autopilot is harder than flying some other kind of nav aid *with*
autopilot, and I thought: "Well, that doesn't tell me much." If your
interpretation is correct, then I don't believe the study either, or
possibly the report of it.

Of course I am above it all, or rather below it all. At 2900 feet & 60
knots in the 06H, I can compare every road intersection or lake with
the chart. I do have an E6B in my pack, but that's just for swagger in
case I get ramp-checked, along with the printed preflight checklist.
I'm not sure I remember how to use the E6B.


all the best -- Dan Ford
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