Originally Posted by
PROFILECLIMB
I love all the gee wiz stuff, but when it all fails, and it will, you need to actually think, like how to use a VOR or NDB, old school flying will save you're ass when you're pretty glass cockpit goes dark.
I agree 100% on those NDBs... I also saved all my old 8-track tapes too.. never know when that fancy iPod might die on me lol.. I also think it's really cool how the ADF needle goes crazy & becomes useless near any kind of electrical interference or storm...
You know what the celestial navigation old timers used to say to these young kids with their fancy new direction finders right? Exactly.
Folks.. GPS.. WAAS. LAAS. RAIM. This technology is here now and the truth is it is very reliable.
Having said all that my students still learn cross country navigation via Pilotage and Dead Reckoning. But once you are proficient, no reason not to fly with the GPS if you choose to.