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Old December 19th 05, 05:39 PM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
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Default GPS and old-fashioned thinking? - ADS-B position broadcasting

The radio just says "Wires!" or whatever the obstacle is. Better than
nothing, no?


No. It has unintended effects (such as, on the ground it obliterates
all aviation communication for a few square miles, of interest to
aviators who live there). Many things can be justified under the "if it
only saves one life..." banner, but I'm not convinced that if I'm flying
in the scud, hearing "wires" in my radio while I'm trying to listen to
an ATIS is all that helpful.

"Wires??? Where? WHERE??? I CAN'T SEE ANY WIRES...O MY GOD I'M GONNA
DIE.... oh, six hundred feet below and half a mile to the right. Never
mind."

Now, was that three two zero at one five, or three one five at two zero...

SPROING... (as the other wires catch the wheels.

Jose
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