Would they cope without computers. calculators, mobile phones, GPS, sat nav etc etc?
No computers then an aircraft like F35 is going no-where - the Aircrew can, but the jet isn’t. No calculator - oh please, they do teach basic non-calculator maths at GCSE and certainly enough to do basic MDR and fuel/time/distance calcs. It is also still a significant part of the Computer Based Aptitude Tests (CBAT). No mobile phones - there are still land lines at some locations, but believe it or not GPTN is being phased out to VOIP at most military stations in the next couple of years. Now GPS (in fact GNSS) and sat nav is the really interesting one - this is what would likely happen if GNSS failed to perform these days:
1. The UK along with most of the world would go bankrupt in around a fortnight. The world’s banking systems use the time signal from GNSS to synchronise trading these days.
2. Agriculture and fisheries are heavily reliant on GNSS for a number of things. So be prepared to go hungry fast!
3. Civil Emergency Services are now tasked via datalinks (synched to GNSS time signals) and using positional data from sats.
4. Most large countries use GNSS time signals to synchronise the frequency of power station output on their ‘national grids’.
5. No cash machines, no debit card machines, no online shopping.
6. No digital radio or TV.
7. No live travel info on public transport and the rail network ceases.
More info in this document on how the loss of GPS/GNSS would affect the UK and the wider world - wondering how a few FJ pilots would cope is a little out of touch, I might be so bold to offer?
https://assets.publishing.service.go...ase_Report.pdf
There is a reason why everyone is getting excited about space - it is something that nearly all nations rely heavily upon and so we need to think more widely than about how a few Jet Jockeys would cope!
