[geeks] GPS on planes

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

On Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 06:55:31PM -0700, Lionel Peterson wrote:

> > GPS units are nice, but I think it is dangerous to create a
> > generation of military personnel, pilots, or ship crews that
> > cannot navigate without them.
> 
> You can depend on them and *still* know how to navigate without them

If you can navigate without them, then you are not dependent on them!

> > Convienient, fine... but I think you can see that a ship traveling
> > without a capable non-GPS navigator in a GPS blackout is a pretty
> > dangerous thing.
> 
> A GPS blackout is a very rare thing, I would imagine - most likely
> self-imposed...

Nah... even without selective availability, its not a perfect system.

Of course, big commercial units are far better that consumer level
stuff.

> And how would GPS-equipped missles function?

I don't know, as I don't tend to travel on them... :)


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