funny(?) GPS NOTAM

[Kyler Laird]

Getting ready for some flights today I noticed this.
Kansas City Center (Olathe KS) [ZKC]: August NOTAM #19
issued by Gps Notam OA [GPS]
GPS unreliable within a 350 nautical miles radius of
TRUTH or CONSEQUENCES VORTAC (TCS) at FL400, decreasing
in area with decrease with altitude to 300 nautical
miles radius at FL250, 235 nautical miles radius at
10,000 feet mean sea level, and 220 nautical miles
radius at 4000 feet above ground level. effective from
August 17th, 2004 at 09:00 PM EST (0408180200) - August
17th, 2004 at 11:00 PM EST (0408180400)

I find the defining location humorous.

--kyler

[Don Tuite]

On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 14:09:13 GMT, Kyler Laird >
wrote:

>Getting ready for some flights today I noticed this.
> Kansas City Center (Olathe KS) [ZKC]: August NOTAM #19
> issued by Gps Notam OA [GPS]
> GPS unreliable within a 350 nautical miles radius of
> TRUTH or CONSEQUENCES VORTAC (TCS) at FL400, decreasing
> in area with decrease with altitude to 300 nautical
> miles radius at FL250, 235 nautical miles radius at
> 10,000 feet mean sea level, and 220 nautical miles
> radius at 4000 feet above ground level. effective from
> August 17th, 2004 at 09:00 PM EST (0408180200) - August
> 17th, 2004 at 11:00 PM EST (0408180400)
>
>I find the defining location humorous.
>
Better'n DEATH VALLEY.

Don

[Kyler Laird]

"Andrew Koenig" > writes:

>> I find the defining location humorous.

>Truth or Consequence is the actual name of a town in New Mexico.

I misspoke. I don't find the location humorous on its own. I find the
location of such testing humorous.

--kyler

[Gene Seibel]

"Andrew Koenig" > wrote in message >...
> > I find the defining location humorous.
>
> Truth or Consequence is the actual name of a town in New Mexico.

The name incidentally comes from a 1940’s game show on the
radio. The person hosting the show, Ralph Edwards, put out an appeal
to ask if any small town in America would be prepared to change its
name to that of the game show. The town of Riverbend accepted and
every year since Ralph Edwards has visited the town to celebrate the
name change, and for the town to have a weekend long party.
--
Gene Seibel
Confessions of a Pilot - http://pad39a.com/publishing/
Because I fly, I envy no one.

[Gene Seibel]

Kyler Laird > wrote in message >...
> "Andrew Koenig" > writes:
>
> >> I find the defining location humorous.
>
> >Truth or Consequence is the actual name of a town in New Mexico.
>
> I misspoke. I don't find the location humorous on its own. I find the
> location of such testing humorous.
>
> --kyler

It's near White Sands Missle Range.
--
Gene Seibel
Hangar 131 - http://pad39a.com/gene/plane.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.

[Kyler Laird]

(Gene Seibel) writes:

>> I misspoke. I don't find the location humorous on its own. I find the
>> location of such testing humorous.

>It's near White Sands Missle Range.

O.k., I don't usually like to spell humor out like this but I feel like
this has drifted out of sight. (And it could easily be that I'm just
being poked but I'll bite anyway.)

I find it humorous that Truth or Consequences is the site of testing that
involves making aviation GPS receivers give false readings because we know
that reliance on those readings can have grave consequences.

Get it? Anyone? No? My bad...

--kyler

[Gene Seibel]

Kyler Laird > wrote in message >...
> (Gene Seibel) writes:
>
> >> I misspoke. I don't find the location humorous on its own. I find the
> >> location of such testing humorous.
>
> >It's near White Sands Missle Range.
>
> O.k., I don't usually like to spell humor out like this but I feel like
> this has drifted out of sight. (And it could easily be that I'm just
> being poked but I'll bite anyway.)
>
> I find it humorous that Truth or Consequences is the site of testing that
> involves making aviation GPS receivers give false readings because we know
> that reliance on those readings can have grave consequences.
>
> Get it? Anyone? No? My bad...
>
> --kyler

I guess we've been kind of dense on this one. I've got it now. ;)
--
Gene Seibel
Hangar 131 - http://pad39a.com/gene/plane.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.