Quote Originally Posted by MickYoumans View Post
With GPS we have more time to scan for traffic, to monitor the engine and systems, and to keep up to date on the weather ahead. Aren't those more important to safety and maintaining situation awareness? I think so.
Very true, but: Is it being used this way?

I'm based out of an airport kind of in a funnel area; the Class B airspace presses overhead and there's an arm of it nearby that goes even lower. Some folks who aren't from around here are worried about the proximity of the Class B.

A while back on another forum, I posted some details of ground reference points to help folks stay clear (e.g., "Fly due East toward the mall, staying below 1600, then follow the power lines"). One guy took offense. When he was THAT close to Class B (two miles), he was going to be watching his GPS, not looking out the window.

Sigh.

Ron "Window? I don't even HAVE a stinking window!" Wanttaja