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Old June 12th 06, 08:29 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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David,

GPS is optimised for sea level, Blanchefort [a mountaintop ruined
castle] is 467 metres above sea level, couple this with a slant range
to a satellite of several thousand miles and the curvature of the earth
and you have error. At least up to 100 metres..."


That's just plain BS. Just one example: The space shuttle uses GPS for
navigation. That should be plenty high to convince the poster otherwise.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)