"Roy Smith" wrote in message =
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jrf wrote:
IMO, the 480 is not any harder than anything else. BUT unless your an
IFR pilot or going to be then I think it would very difficult to use.=20
The 480 "speaks" IFR
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I absolutely agree. For VFR use, the 480 (or, probably, any IFR GPS)
is way overkill, both in terms of cost and complexity of use.

Roy, I wouldn't be so 'absolute' about it.
How about this benefit for VFR as well as IFR...?
With the astounding databases in the CNX80/GNS480,
I rarely unfold my enroute charts in the cockpit anymore.
If I'm expecting a visual approach, I might not even break out
my approach plates.
Airport data, frequencies, runways, etc., all are available at my =
fingertips.
Pre-flight planning has become my chief use for my charts.

OK, I'll admit a key point, here...
My MX20 display is a terrific augmentation for my CNX80,
as it actually supplies the moving map versions of IFR and
VFR charts, along with terrain and obstacle-clearance alerts.
If not for the MX20, I'd probably actually unfold a chart enroute =
occasionally.
---JRC---