Re: While we're talking about Garmin GPS

Steven  P. McNicoll wrote:

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>> It provides an electronic "how goes it" log and ensures you fly legs
>> rather than direct-to.
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> As does the more traditional nav gear.  So nothing is gained by having the
> route as a flight plan loaded into the Garmin.

When you're *at* a waypoint, it shouldn't make a difference by which means 
you've identified the waypoint.  You're there.  That's what you report.

As I understand this conversation, it's when you're not at a way point that 
this discussion rears its head.

However, that does beg the question: on an IFR flight, when would you report 
your position while not at a waypoint?  I suppose ATC might ask for some 
unknown reason (RADAR failure, and shifting into non-RADAR mode, perhaps?), 
but I've never experienced that myself.

        - Andrew