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Old April 25th 06, 05:41 PM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
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Default Accuracy of GPS in Garmin 430/530


"Roy Smith" wrote in message
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I disagree. We already have information overload. A binary "go/no-go" is
exactly what you want. If I told you that the SNR from satellite 17 was
down 6dB, what would you do with that information?


That's not useful information the way you present it. I want conclusions
and not data. Specifically I want to know the number of feet/meters of
accuracy of my current position, that's all. If my current accuracy is 10
ft vertical versus 100 ft vertical versus 1000 ft vertical, that means
something to me about how much trust I should put in the GPS display.

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Will