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Old 14th April 2012 | 11:10
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baswell
 
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If people are going to continue to insist on using uncertified, unapproved GPS and map software as their sole means of navigation when purporting to operate against the VFR
This is true for most traditional aviation GPSs, which only have a limited, schematic "map" (if any) that you can't use to accurately identify ground references. People put in a "direct to" and have no idea what to expect to see beneath them.

Products like OzRunways are different; they show you where you are on the actual official VFR map, which you can then use to compare against what you are seeing out the window to make sure you are where you are supposed to be.

It is the most accurate, reliable and easy to use method of VFR navigation ever, bar none. The only way it could be made better is having the same VFR map display capability on a TSO c145/146 GPS unit.
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