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Old 17th Oct 2016, 13:51
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homonculus
 
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Even by the standards of pprune, this thread smacks of childishness.

Almost every rotary pilot I know draws a line on a chart AND uses a moving map as confirmation. It is never either or. If you really think that the joy of flying is purely about navigation as opposed to being in the air then we really are doomed.

My partner has just achieved her PPL and still uses a map and compass. Very good she is too. BUT it isnt foolproof as we all know and as she cant spell GPS (it being banned for training) when it goes wrong.......

We need to wake up and accept infringements arent a joke; they are dangerous, costly and risk a criminal record. Anyone, especially a commercial pilot, who deprecates the use of GPS is potentially putting people in harms way. GPS needs to be part of the basic PPL sylabus as an ADDITION to a paper chart
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