I hear what you're saying S7700 but the article made it sound like GPS was a way out of LOC in this situation when the reality is it doesn't have anything to do with it. Anyway, for his sake I hope he was mis-quoted because it makes him look like a d1ck to anyone who knows about aviation.
On the auto-pilot.....when I was in GA and flying VH aircraft of the same vintage I rarely used an A/P as they were so troublesome. It was safer to leave it alone.