"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I wasn't trying to be trollish with this message.
I just believe that these incursions aren't going to move in the
direction of removing regulation, but will just steer towards more
restriction.

The thing that scares me is the attitude.
There are a lot of "real pilots don't use GPS" types out there.

Exactly.

Anyone who doesn't recognize at least a few pilots they know in this vivid
description leads a pretty sheltered life. I can name a half a dozen of
them, without straining. Luckily, out here in Iowa, they and their "Screw
you" attitude can do us little harm.

I've seldom seen that real-pilots attitude expressed, and would not endorse
it myself. However, I would certainly say that real pilots shouldn't *need*
to use GPS. (The planes I rent don't have it, and I don't yet consider it
cost-effective to buy a handheld one, although I do carry a handheld
COM/VOR/LOC for backup in IMC.)

--Gary