RNAV vs IFR GPS

I feel your pain. Since the FAA lumped GPS, Loran, and VOR-DME into one
basket labelled RNAV, I have been going nuts trying to keep my books up to
date. The KNS-80 and its ilk are still around, so I have to discuss that
kind of RNAV, but because there are so many approaches labelled RNAV (GPS),
the potential for confusion is there. It all boils down to the fact that if
you can fly a random route using any one of the three, you have RNAV.

Bob Gardner

"PaulaJay1" wrote in message
...
Coming into CLE the other day the controller ask if I had RNAV and I said
no,
that I was /G ,that is, IFR GPS. He said that it was the same and gave me
direct.....
Is it the same, should I have answered yes to his question? Of course I
can
navigate direct but do I have "RNAV"?

Chuck