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Old 16th Jan 2014, 23:32
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MrDK
 
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Please help the novice here.
My GPS costing $100 can get me within 20 feet of my driveway and a modern airplane cannot get within several miles of a runway.
There is something sadly wrong here.
I understand the issue of pilots sometimes relying too much on automation and forget how to fly, but shouldn't inexpensive technology like a GPS be the third member in the cockpit?
CPGPS (more expensive) is accurate to about 1 inch.
I am certain that most professional pilots use a GPS in their own car.
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