If you cant use a compass you shouldnt be up there in the first place. However, it takes the pressure off and lets you enjoy it a little bit more. If you have the opertunity to make life more simple, wouldnt you do so! LH2, this one is an electronic version of a real CAA 1:500,000 map that tells you exactly where you are in relation to the map....If you know people that got lost using colour displays then they are just as likley to get lost using a simple map, Flymap is a CAA map!!!