Fair point about GPS being the culprit but that gives you only enroute nav capability, not the right to fly an IAP at the end.
They don't want or need an IAP at the far end. With 3K they make a visual approach guided by the GPS. Under special VFR if in a control zone.
GPS has not and will not solve the problems of airspace infringements.
Airspace infringments are now more widely reported than before. There is no way to establish if the number is more or less than in the 1980's because back then it was - ring the tower when you land - very sorry won't do that again - no harm - and the pilot learned a lesson and nothing more was recorded.
Now we have reports being made for an unverified mode C readout from an aircraft talking to no-one indicating 100ft above the airspace floor.
Imgine what is going to happen when every aircraft has a mode S and places with an ATZ and 1 movement per week spend 500 oin one of those boxes that receives the mode S transmissions - !!
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potkettleblack,
These days if a student is following the commercial route, the last thing you want to do is the IMC rating since none of it counts towards anything and it only adds extra dual time to the minima.