GPS altitude again is close to actual

There was a story a while back (don't know if it's true or not, but sounded
legit) that some guy was demonstrating his latest, greatest GPS by using it
to taxi into his hangar. It wasn't quite that accurate and the repair bill
wasn't cheap.

mike

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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It worries me that I see a lot of ignorance of GPS in the aviation
community. It is not surprising given the newness of the technology,
but it is worrisome because people often rush to embrace a new
technology because of the gee-whiz factor, long before they understand
the technology and its limitations. It's like people who drive off a
pier into a river because they don't realize that GPS can be
dramatically incorrect in urban environments.

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