I was flying back to the UK from Worm - the GPs was a hand held moving map - in fact a Garmin 195 - not so good when the screen packed up, then Nav1 failed and the AI. So the six pack was a 4 and half pack or something like that and there was a strong temptation to duck below the undercast except for those dreaded masts which seem so popular in that part of the world across the low countries. Its flat for as far as the eye can see - why do they need such high masts?
There are times when the old skills are a comfort and your glad you were taught in the old ways.
These days we would pull the chute when the electrics quit completely and the hand held fails, well we might be tempted anyway, even if the engine keeps purring, well at least so long as it is not diesel powered, in which case electrics, avionics and hp go hand in hand. Its progress, but just not as we know it.