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Old June 12th 06, 02:02 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Thomas Borchert wrote:
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.


Would an ordinary GPS receiver (say, my $99 eTrex) work on the shuttle? I
can see how the basic principles are the same, but I'm guessing my eTrex
wouldn't be happy with the speeds the shuttle is doing.