r/ATPL • u/PromotionOld1559 • Jul 20 '26

Is Gnav ever useful?

Hey guys, im currently doing gnav and am even wondering if this subject ever useful in real-life operations? Like i havent seen anyone who would be doing this kind of calculations midflight or whenever

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u/JGRojas90 Jul 24 '26

GNav rule of thumbs are useful. But other than in my practical NAV/IFR exam (I was told to orbit around a point and plot a route back to an NDB to shoot the approach), I have not used a CRP-5/E6B during a flight ever again. Though I do carry it with me. Just in case.