O.K. it would appear that what I have been trying to say has been misunderstood.
My message is all pilots should avail themselves of all the aids available for flight that can be had and or used and are within the financial reach of all pilots.
Portable GPS is one of these aids, the use of which greatly enhances situational awareness.
As an example of how easy it is to make a decision based on being able to navigate by using basic ded-reckoning navigation rather than take the time to use a modern nav aid, find a copy of Todays Pilot, May 2008.
There is a story there of how using that assumption can really go wrong.
The story is about how I got lost in the Arctic.
Last edited by Chuck Ellsworth; 9th February 2009 at 20:27.