DR is unsafe. There - I said it!
GPS should be normal. DR should be the endorsement.
Completely agree with this statement. While basic DR and timing is essential to navigation, I think there is way too much emphasis placed on it in the early phases of training to the detriment of being trained in the appropriate use of GPS/Navaids.
A pilot's (especially a rookie) mental capacity to perform DR tasks in an abnormal sitation is far more likely to fail than the aircrafts GPS.