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Old January 7th 08, 10:16 PM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
Sam Spade
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Default Garmin GPSmap 496 False Terrain Alert

Peter wrote:


If I got the terrain warning in IMC I would go missed immediately even
if on an ILS. Anything is possible in terms of conventional instrument
failure (I am an electronics engineer and know how avionics work) and
would never bet my life on the warning coming from a software bug.


Thus, you have created your own emergency based on a piece of consumer
electronics.