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pilots only, please - gps or altimeter?
Timmay writes:
I'd be curious to have someone explain to me how GPS altitude information is so inaccurate that I risk my life by setting my altimeter with it. A safer policy is to ask people to prove that GPS is accurate enough to bet your life on it. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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pilots only, please - gps or altimeter?
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... Timmay writes: I'd be curious to have someone explain to me how GPS altitude information is so inaccurate that I risk my life by setting my altimeter with it. A safer policy is to ask people to prove that GPS is accurate enough to bet your life on it. We have the FAA certifies GPS receivers for Instrument approaches for both horizontal and vertical guidance. |
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pilots only, please - gps or altimeter?
Mxsmanic wrote:
Timmay writes: I'd be curious to have someone explain to me how GPS altitude information is so inaccurate that I risk my life by setting my altimeter with it. A safer policy is to ask people to prove that GPS is accurate enough to bet your life on it. You have to mean VFR, since IFR requires an altimeter. Thus your statement is ignorant hogwash. VFR is safe in good visibility without even an altimeter. F-- |
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pilots only, please - gps or altimeter?
Gig 601XL Builder writes:
We have the FAA certifies GPS receivers for Instrument approaches for both horizontal and vertical guidance. Which categories of instrument approaches, and with or without WAAS or LAAS? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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pilots only, please - gps or altimeter?
TxSrv writes:
You have to mean VFR, since IFR requires an altimeter. No. Some people assert that GPS can provide the altimeter function. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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