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Standby Scum · 13th February 2006, 12:20

It appears that a hand-held GPS doesn't receive signals through the flight deck window's heating elements. A passenger window's OK although it's rare that there are 4 satellites in the small cone of reception.

13th February 2006, 12:20	#11 (permalink)
Standby Scum Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 34	It appears that a hand-held GPS doesn't receive signals through the flight deck window's heating elements. A passenger window's OK although it's rare that there are 4 satellites in the small cone of reception.