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Old November 27th 08, 09:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Questions on high altitude pressures

Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:

WAAS is a subsystem of GPS that transmits localized GPS correction
information for the US via a pair of geosynchronous satellites.


No, WAAS is an independent system that relies in part on GPS. There are many
such systems (indeed, anyone can set up such a system).


Totally and utterly wrong yet again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Ar...ntation_System
http://www8.garmin.com/aboutGPS/waas.html
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/...as/howitworks/

Wikipedia says you are wrong.

Garmin says you are wrong.

The FAA says you are wrong.

You are wrong, wrong, wrong.

That's three strikes, you are out.


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Jim Pennino

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