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I don't have a GPS in the club aircraft (none installed) - or an autopilot. The aircraft does have an autopilot, but it's labelled U/S, as is the case with all the club a/c as far as I know.
And you think it perfectly acceptable to go bowling through some of the busiest airspace in the country with the minimal of equipment and experience?
Is the kit you actually have FM immune? How exactly are you navigating?
DR, with VOR/DME position fixing & tracking. In my defence, yes I do - on the basis that one of the club instructors checked my routeplan etc before I went & quizzed me. He seemed okay with it - in fact it was a certain renowed OSFC instructor who suggested I take more challenging routes (rather than go round airspace altogether).
Thanks for your response bose-x - forgive me if the above sounds flippant. I was happy to proceed on the basis of the advice of the club instructors (after all, it's their a/c & their signature on the sign-out sheet). As you say, it's a personal risk assesment - I was aiming to expand my comfort zone by just the right amount, enough to challenge me, but not to put myself into danger.