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"Roger Long"
om wrote: The Apollo Flybuddy Loran we have panel mounted in the plane doesn't looks so bad after playing with this unit. Turn it on and it's good to go before you get to the run up area. Now that the G-90 has loaded almanac data it will lock on within 2 minutes. With a cold start, it has to randomly hunt to find a satellite. Once it finds one, it takes a minimum of 13 minutes to download an almanac, which tells it where the other satellites are, then it needs to get ephemeris data for the satellites, etc. The G-90 works great in my glider, since it can see the horizon in all directions, but it's old technology (only 8 channels, and they are multiplexed) so it's relatively poor in trees or when hiking, and it occasionally has problems in a high wing airplane if sat coverage is poor. I love mine, but it fits my needs. It's been hacked so I can put info under the NDB, Airport, Intersection, VOR database sections. Todd Pattist (Remove DONTSPAMME from address to email reply.) ___ Make a commitment to learn something from every flight. Share what you learn. |
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