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To: markomalley
Wonder what happens if/when the GPS birds get flashed?

One thing that will happen is there will be A LOT of lost pilots flying around.....

16 posted on 04/30/2010 5:18:54 AM PDT by Thermalseeker (Stop the insanity - Flush Congress!)
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To: Thermalseeker

Don’t worry. They won’t be flying around very long. ;^(


18 posted on 04/30/2010 5:24:39 AM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: Thermalseeker
Imagine the thousands of instantaneous requests for DF Steering and handoffs! During the mid 90's controllers would always ask for practice late at night and I'd cooperate. They even would do precision approaches for you while you would simulate being blind. Unlike regular radio contact, they do not want you to answer, only to key your microphone and adjust course and speed as they instructed.

Nobody has asked me to do that since around 2001. Something tells me they are a bit rusty at it.

19 posted on 04/30/2010 5:30:49 AM PDT by blackdog
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