I also go for Fly Stim's number 4. Devising a standard training component of the PPL (or add-on package: I like Evo's idea of a form of differences training) might be a bit tricky, because of the variations in available kit, but the problems would not be insurmountable. I expect that we shall see this emerging quite soon. I think that Irv Lee and others already offer post-PPL GPS-nav courses, emphasising the ancillary benefits of the technology in terms of fuel management and so forth.
Meanwhile, one of these days I really must learn properly how to use my GPS, instead of simply using it as an occasional backup, although I must confess that I'm one of those weirdos who obtains a perverse pleasure from flying by DR.
Last edited by FNG; 20th April 2004 at 08:04.