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Old 26th August 2009 | 15:13
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IO540
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From: EuroGA.org
but the initial report has found several factors which they believe are pertinent to the accident. The pilot was using GPS for navigation, and they believe that the precision of the GPS information gave him an excess of confidence in his ability to find the aerodrome in the conditions.
That's what I love about the anti-GPS crowd. They are always ever so precise and scientific

Had he been flying an NDB approach, would they have written

but the initial report has found several factors which they believe are pertinent to the accident. The pilot was using the ADF for navigation, and they believe that the precision of the ADF information gave him an excess of confidence in his ability to find the aerodrome in the conditions.
Why not?

Discuss

Their maximum transmitted power is in the range of typically 1 to 5 watts
I want to know where I can buy a "cellphone" which emits 1 watt. For a genuine 5 watts, I'd pay real money

Indeed, there is a theoretical possibility of bringing down a cellular network by making loads of base station connections concurrently. Better ban airline travel then, or strip search the embarking passengers and confiscate any phones. I wonder why this doesn't happen?
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