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Old 23rd June 2006 | 19:15
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IO540
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From: EuroGA.org
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My clear recollection (again, sorry for writing in a rush) is that yes, quite a few had a "GPS" but only 18% had a "moving map" which I take as meaning a "moving map GPS". (There is no other "moving map" product on the market in Europe).

This could mean that a lot of people are flying around with non-moving map GPS units. Such units are a total waste of time. You get just about zero situational awareness. They are good for one thing, IMHO: when you are floating in your life raft, you can pick your handheld radio and call up some airliner on 121.50, give him the lat/long and ask him to call somebody up

If a lot of people really do fly with £100 GPSs from a camping shop, it's no suprise GPS has such a bad name.

The whole report was unprofessional, with categories such as "get-home-itis" or similar.
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