GPS Question

Chuck,

we were told that GPS was not certified for
use in aircraft, although they do make a good *aid*.


Total BS, I'm afraid. Even the use of handheld GPSs is allowed. And
then there are certified GPS units which are installed in the panel.
Some are certified for VFR only, some for IFR enroute, others for IFR
approaches. There are hundreds of GPS approaches, possibly thousands.
And then there's WAAS, too, which enhances GPS precision. Rolled out by
the FAA this year.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

If the school won't pay attention, then the next step is the FSDO
& the FAA Training/Certification departments.

At that point, *someone* will pay attention!

"Blanche" wrote in message
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If the school won't pay attention, then the next step is the FSDO
& the FAA Training/Certification departments.

At that point, *someone* will pay attention!



I worked 10 hour night shifts on the weekends for 2 years while going to
school full time to obtain my A&P. It was pure hell, between the hours that
I kept, very little sleep, several hours study time per night (luckily my
boss let me do a little study at work) busting my ass for the O&P's and
trying to maintain somewhat of a family life for my wife and son. I don't
know that I want to call FSDO and get them involved. I don't want to risk
what I have accomplished. I would hate to lose my certificate!

I know this is probably not the attitude that I should have, but I figure
that the A&P is mainly just a license to learn. The people that I mentioned
before, *if* they actually do get into aviation, should learn the real stuff
from their employers, I hope anyway. I feel that I am more qualified than
most of those goofballs in school to work as an A&P, and would probably get
hired before they would. I have had only one nibble as far as a job offer
goes. I am sure most of them still work at McDonalds anyway.

Also, the guy that runs our FSDO is buddies with the guy that runs the
aviation department at school, so I don't know how far a complaint like this
would go.


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