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Old October 30th 15, 03:14 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Alternative magnetic compass

On Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 8:48:58 PM UTC-6, jfitch wrote:

The GPS system isn't a single point of failure, there are currently two fully operational systems, soon to be 3 and in a while longer 4.


Magnetic compasses were a great idea for 14th century explorers - not so much for 21st Century aircraft.

We need something better.