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Old 8th April 2004 | 13:13
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robin
 
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From: Not a million miles from EGTF
VFR Chart

Sorry - can't agree.

GPS is great, but I can't rely on it in this part of the world. Navaids can also drop out - it happens all too often when staying below cloud

I carry a 1/4 mill chart which I use just as much as a 1/2 mill for accurate nav when required- but then I'm sad like that.

As a techno-geek, I love technology, but in the air, I know what can happen when it drops out.

Please - don't lose the basic skills of navigation, cos, as sure as eggs is eggs, when technology goes wrong, it goes wrong at the worst possible time
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