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IFR with a VFR GPS
Peter wrote:
As a pilot based in the UK, where virulent anti-GPS attitude still remains among large sections of the GA community (not to mention the entire GA section of the CAA, apparently) I read this thread with some amusement! Peter, why are people there anti-GPS? Ron Lee |
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Ron Lee wrote:
Peter, why are people there anti-GPS? Most likely because in its current form, GPS availability is controlled by the US Gov't. If the roles were reversed, I might also share this sentiment. -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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IFR with a VFR GPS
"Peter R." wrote in message ... Most likely because in its current form, GPS availability is controlled by the US Gov't. If the roles were reversed, I might also share this sentiment. So an extremely accurate navigational system is available and paid for completely by another nation. What's not to like about that? |
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Steven,
So an extremely accurate navigational system is available and paid for completely by another nation. What's not to like about that? Uhm, the somewhat unpredictable boss, George Bush. While I would think it unconceivable to switch GPS off because of the economic consequences, with this guy, you never know what god will tell him to do next or some such nonsense. I still don't think that's the reason for an anti-GPS sentiment in the UK - if it exists. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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IFR with a VFR GPS
Peter,
where virulent anti-GPS attitude still remains among large sections of the GA community Hmm. Data? Or at least some indications? -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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Peter,
Most likely because in its current form, GPS availability is controlled by the US Gov't. That would be pretty stupid, wouldn't it? Because that control has no practical consequences. In reality, money controls GPS. And the economic impact of GPS has become WAY too high for it to ever be switched off. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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Peter wrote: When my hand held Garmin loses enough sats for position calculation, I receive an alarm on the unit (both visual and audible). Right, but some of the old units (the 10 year old but still widely used Garmin 195 being one case that keeps popping up anecdotally) don't implement this properly. I used to own a 195, and I'm pretty sure that it alerted me when it lost position, but I no longer own it, so I can't verify if or how this functionality existed. It's easy enough to implemented I can't imagine any hand held manufacturer excluding it. JKG |
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That accident was the result of the pilot's failure to fly the correct altitude. It had nothing to do with the type of GPS being used. Perhaps, but the reason for my reference to the accident in this thread was to support my point that the possibility exists for instrument-rated pilots to use a VFR GPS as the only means of navigation. It is unquestionable that this accident pilot did. -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
So an extremely accurate navigational system is available and paid for completely by another nation. What's not to like about that? Perception is based in emotion, not necessarily reality. Emotions are not logical. -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Peter R." wrote in message ... Most likely because in its current form, GPS availability is controlled by the US Gov't. If the roles were reversed, I might also share this sentiment. So an extremely accurate navigational system is available and paid for completely by another nation. What's not to like about that? There is one fundamental difference to other means of IFR navigation: It is impossible to test and approve the GPS signal. For the other NAVAIDs the station can be measured on ground and fly the measuring flights and compare the results with the specs in ICAO Annex 10, and that's it. Been there - done that. -- Tauno Voipio tauno voipio (at) iki fi |
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