Originally Posted by eyeinthesky
The GPS comment was intended (and obviously failed
) to point out that GPS would, based upon what the narrative so far had told to us, have had little impact upon resolving the situation. In fact, it might have made it worse if the pilot had decided, once unsure of position, to press GOTO EGTB as a method of resolution. The point I was alluding to was that GPS is not a panacea which will help in every situation, and that what this guy did this time was actually better.
In a similar situation, if the pilot had been flying in my aircraft he could have switched on the GPS (if it was not already switched on) and looked at a map showing where his position actually was, allowing him to regain some or even full situational awareness. (BTW: I have flown in this area quite a number of times and have not suffered with a GPS problem). No need to press the GOTO button and I would suggest this would have helped in the resolution of the problem.