[QUOTE][ and flew the magenta line./QUOTE]
Cessna, I know it is very pedantic, and I fully understand, and indeed would share the view, that the reval/examiners should shoot into the 21st Century, but I still come back to the issue, particularly for GA, Glass cockpit flying, that to follow the magenta line, with not much ref to anything else, not inferring here, could get some people into difficulty.
A lot of anecdotal evidence about, that a reliance on GPS only, glasss technology, very likely linked to an AP, flying, can lead to trouble, particularly for the low houred, individual. The initial discussion has brought out a lot of good and detailed dialogue, relating to the outdated NDB, but, the fact remains that the cockpit has a number of tools and navaids, that require to be fully understood, and practiced. The NDB, as stated earlier, can be a real aid to understanding SA, and flying them, sharpens exponentially the skill set for IR flying.