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Old 26th Aug 2014, 21:28
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Originally Posted by Boudreaux Bob
GPS is such a useless tool.....and not accurate at all is it?
It would be interesting to know Bond's current SOPs. For Bristow it has been mandatory for some time to have the next destination in the GPS and to cross check it on short finals.

Of course semisubs are not in the database and have to be added by the pilots as user waypoints, so there might (or might not) be an issue with providing pilots with up to date location information. Oh that reminds me, one to add to my initial list of issues - airports that move! What would airline pilots think of that I wonder?

Edit: Oops, it was headed for the Buzzard so my "user waypoint" point is pointless - in this particular case at any rate.

Last edited by HeliComparator; 26th Aug 2014 at 21:38. Reason: Waypoint point
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