You mean I have to TALK to ATC? - long

Airbus wrote:
In article .com,
says...


The trip back was pretty cool. I opted to fly the VOR all the way into SYI,
I'm surprised to see that primary students are still flying VOR
radials. I thought that had gone the way of ADFs and light beacons,


And what way have those gone?
NDB's are still in widespread use, and impetus to decommission them has slowed
in recent years. They're also very handy in many situations.

As for VOR's, and VOR/DME airways,they still represent the backbone of the IFR
route system, and cannot be supplanted by random/direct routes anytime soon.

There's even talk of bringing LORAN-C back into the picture . . .



Wait till some huge solar flare knocks out the GPS network
for days

The whole situation will change regarding IFR flight

All the whiz bang nonsense coming from the FAA is stupid

Go with what you know will work

All the whiz bang nonsense coming from the FAA is stupid
Go with what you know will work

I know you probably don't mean this quite so literally, but we'd still
be flying A/N radio ranges and following light beacons with that
attitude...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck writes:

I know you probably don't mean this quite so literally, but we'd still
be flying A/N radio ranges and following light beacons with that
attitude...

GPS will be more widely used once experience has proved that it can be
trusted.

In rec.aviation.piloting Mxsmanic wrote:
Jay Honeck writes:

I know you probably don't mean this quite so literally, but we'd still
be flying A/N radio ranges and following light beacons with that
attitude...

GPS will be more widely used once experience has proved that it can be
trusted.

That time has long passed in the real world.

--
Jim Pennino

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writes:

That time has long passed in the real world.

Unfortunately, no, it has not.

In rec.aviation.piloting Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:

That time has long passed in the real world.

Unfortunately, no, it has not.

Only in your simulation.

The real world accepted GPS long ago.

Two factors delayed general acceptance; the military differ that
reduced accuracy and the high cost.

Both have been history for a long time.

--
Jim Pennino

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Mxsmanic wrote in
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writes:

That time has long passed in the real world.

Unfortunately, no, it has not.

?
How would you know?

Youhaven't been in the real world since god knows when.

Bankruptcy boi


Bertie

Mxsmanic wrote in
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Jay Honeck writes:

I know you probably don't mean this quite so literally, but we'd still
be flying A/N radio ranges and following light beacons with that
attitude...

GPS will be more widely used once experience has proved that it can be
trusted.


You are an idiot.
Nobody would trust you with a tricycle.

bertie

His only contact with the real world is sitting in front of computer making
airplane sounds and talking to fake ATC. What does he know about flying, let
alone the real world?

"Viperdoc" wrote in
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His only contact with the real world is sitting in front of computer
making airplane sounds and talking to fake ATC. What does he know
about flying, let alone the real world?




Well, exactly, aside from naming every carpet strand on the way to the
fridge..

Bertie