Can all HSI's be slaved -- should they be?

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Zoom in if you want to be EXACT.

No... you got it right there. Moving map helps you visualize on the *big*
scale... at least the way I've seen it. If you zoom in to where it's accurate enough
to nail a hold/airway/loc, it's not a moving map anymore. It's now an indicator. You
can also put additional indications on as an indicator and have both. In any event,
that's what I initially meant by "augmentation."

: I'm sorry, I guess I miss your point!

Don't get me wrong. A properly done moving map+indicator display can be
much more intuitive and have lots more information than a simple VOR needle. If done
improperly (like the way I've seen lots of my VFR friends with handheld spiffy-do
moving map GPSs), it leads to sloppy, lazy, and overconfident navigating.


Understand and agree, thanks!

John

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Zoom in if you want to be EXACT.

No... you got it right there. Moving map helps you visualize on the
*big*
scale... at least the way I've seen it. If you zoom in to where it's
accurate enough
to nail a hold/airway/loc, it's not a moving map anymore. It's now an
indicator. You
can also put additional indications on as an indicator and have both. In
any event,
that's what I initially meant by "augmentation."

: I'm sorry, I guess I miss your point!

Don't get me wrong. A properly done moving map+indicator display can be
much more intuitive and have lots more information than a simple VOR
needle. If done
improperly (like the way I've seen lots of my VFR friends with handheld
spiffy-do
moving map GPSs), it leads to sloppy, lazy, and overconfident navigating.


Understand and agree, thanks!

John

And keep aware of your position by other means also. We had a Cessna 172
bust the TFR here at Waco yesterday, the GPS signal was being interrupted
and the pilot got "lost". GPS signal is intermittent here again today.

Allen

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And keep aware of your position by other means also. We had a Cessna 172 bust the TFR here at Waco
yesterday, the GPS signal was being interrupted and the pilot got "lost". GPS signal is intermittent here
again today.


Really? I flew into Temple from Abilene at about 8PM, didn't notice any problem on my KLN-94. Is the GPS
being interrupted purposely? Is there a NOTAM I missed?

Where do you fly out of Allen?

John

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"A. Smith" wrote in message
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And keep aware of your position by other means also. We had a Cessna
172 bust the TFR here at Waco
yesterday, the GPS signal was being interrupted and the pilot got
"lost". GPS signal is intermittent here
again today.


Really? I flew into Temple from Abilene at about 8PM, didn't notice any
problem on my KLN-94. Is the GPS
being interrupted purposely? Is there a NOTAM I missed?

Where do you fly out of Allen?

John


I fly out of Waco Regional. Several of my co-workers noted the intermittent
GPS signal also (all in different aircraft). I had to fly a short hop
yesterday morning and lost the signal again, only for about three minutes.
Aircraft had an older King IFR certified GPS.

Allen