Gary Drescher wrote:
"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
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"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
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| Yes, also, reported that they were in the middle of the
| river, not near the upwind shore.
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| Was their path recorded with enough precision to make that
| determination?

I got the information second-hand from the President of
Cirrus Design via a conversation with Rudy Frasca.


Did he mention where the information came from?

That brings to mind a question I've had about panel-mount GPSs. Sorry
for the thread-creep.

All the handheld GPSs I've seen have a "recording" feature that allows
you to see where you've been. I've never seen that in any panel-mount,
but I wonder whether there's a hidden feature that is not accessible
from the normal user interface. Seems like it would be valuable for
accident investigation.

If I were the NTSB, I'd recommend this feature be added, if it doesn't
already exist.

In case there's a portable GPS in an accident aircraft, does the NTSB
extract the position history as part of its investigation?

Dave