Originally Posted by
IO540
I wonder why not?
Because I have had occassional issues with loosing the signal or the bluetooth stack acting up, sometimes strugle to read the screen in the wrong light, find it difficult to amend the flightplan on the fly or lookup a new waypoint sequence it into my flight plan and plot a direct from my current location (which may just be the software I have).
But most importantly, because I fly F100+ and have an approach approved GNS530 coupled to the autopilot - so that is my primary nav already!
I would be happy using a 396/496 with current data and a proper antena as the primary enroute nav system below FL095.