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Setting altimeters with no radio
Neil Gould writes:
When we speak of GPS _usage_ in aviation, we are specifically and almost exclusively talking about receivers. I'm not sure who "we" are, but GPS is a navigation system, not just a receiver. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Setting altimeters with no radio
Recently, Mxsmanic posted:
Neil Gould writes: When we speak of GPS _usage_ in aviation, we are specifically and almost exclusively talking about receivers. I'm not sure who "we" are, but GPS is a navigation system, not just a receiver. Considering where you are posting this, it should be clear that "we" refers to "pilots of real aircraft". Even if you couldn't have figured that one out on your own from the snippet that you responded to, it should have been obvious from the rest of the paragraph that you chose to snip. To make it plainly clear, VORs, NDBs, Loran, et al are also "navigation systems", but the only components that pilots typically work with are the receivers, just as for GPS. Neil |
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Setting altimeters with no radio
"karl gruber" wrote in message
... Your belief is wrong. Could be DEAD wrong. Read MX's posts...........he can give you an education on this subject. Karl It's entirely possible he could give me an education on this subject, but I'd rather go to a reliable source. |
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Setting altimeters with no radio
But it would be kind of weird to be above 10K where a Mode-C transponder is
required, but not have a radio or altimeter... "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message nk.net... "TxSrv" wrote in message . .. That Reg does not apply to flight within 3,000 above the surface. You have to look at two other Regs to conclude that. Therefore, under 3,000, an adjustable altimeter is not required per 91.205. FARs don't apply to you; stay away. An altimeter adjustable for barometric pressure is not required for VFR flight at any altitude. If you're operating at any altitude below 18,000 feet and you're equipped with a radio and you have an altimeter adjustable for barometric pressure you must set it to the current reported altimeter setting of an appropriate available station, VFR and IFR. |
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Setting altimeters with no radio
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... No, it is not. It's especially dangerous for RVSM flight, but it's so inaccurate that it should never be used for anything, Your complete misunderstanding of the GPS system is showing. I have two GPS's in the plane, one panel mount and one portable. It is rare that either one is ever off by more than 100 feet in altitude. Using GPS for your altitude for VFR flight would be perfectly fine. |
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Setting altimeters with no radio
Mxsmanic wrote: Neil Gould writes: It's a part of my 295, and every Garmin aviation GPS newer than that. Those are receivers, not the GPS. WAAS is completely independent of GPS. It's integral to the system. You receive WAAS from a satellite. |
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Setting altimeters with no radio
Mxsmanic wrote: Neil Gould writes: When we speak of GPS _usage_ in aviation, we are specifically and almost exclusively talking about receivers. I'm not sure who "we" are, but GPS is a navigation system, not just a receiver. Exactly, a system. WAAS is part of that system. |
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Setting altimeters with no radio
Steve Foley writes:
It's entirely possible he could give me an education on this subject, but I'd rather go to a reliable source. Better still, just don't depend on GPS for altitude. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Setting altimeters with no radio
Newps writes:
Your complete misunderstanding of the GPS system is showing. I have two GPS's in the plane, one panel mount and one portable. It is rare that either one is ever off by more than 100 feet in altitude. Using GPS for your altitude for VFR flight would be perfectly fine. I can see the NTSB report now: "Pilot failed to understand limitations of GPS navigation." But as long as I'm not flying with you, I don't care. Do what you want. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Setting altimeters with no radio
Newps writes:
Exactly, a system. WAAS is part of that system. No, WAAS is a separate system. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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