Any Good Articles on Over-Reliance on GPS
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Any Good Articles on Over-Reliance on GPS
I am writing a paper and was looking for some good articles on Over-Reliance of GPS in aviation. Does anybody know of any out there?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
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There is something out there called 'Children of the Magenta' that goes into this.
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Muppet you after events where yer average VFR private pilot
has gotten lost in the wilds after his Garmin failed and forgot
how to navigate visually and/or clock and compass?
has gotten lost in the wilds after his Garmin failed and forgot
how to navigate visually and/or clock and compass?
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Yes, that is perfect
Muppet you after events where yer average VFR private pilot
has gotten lost in the wilds after his Garmin failed and forgot
how to navigate visually and/or clock and compass?
has gotten lost in the wilds after his Garmin failed and forgot
how to navigate visually and/or clock and compass?
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Hi,
This is a problem in certain companies which have the kit approved to do this ...but do not have the training...access to NOTAMs which tells you where / when it is likely to be unreliable. The sun is a major contributor to GPS unreliability...over the next few years the sun is entering a major period of instability and we will see much more of this. In my experience when it goes wrong (three times for me) it goes wrong spectacularly. One old /wise (but slightly bitter) bod said to me treat it like a woman.... love it to bits...but don't trust it.
This is a problem in certain companies which have the kit approved to do this ...but do not have the training...access to NOTAMs which tells you where / when it is likely to be unreliable. The sun is a major contributor to GPS unreliability...over the next few years the sun is entering a major period of instability and we will see much more of this. In my experience when it goes wrong (three times for me) it goes wrong spectacularly. One old /wise (but slightly bitter) bod said to me treat it like a woman.... love it to bits...but don't trust it.
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Or you can just use the UK method. 99.8 % of the time the GPS will give you your position within 15 metres. But because there is the 0.2 % chance it will not work better to just turn it off and depend on the proven "reliable" instruments like the ADF 
Obviously maintaining situational awareness at all times is imperative, but anyone who does not use the navigational precision of GPS for their primary VFR navigation information is, IMO, foolish.
Obviously maintaining situational awareness at all times is imperative, but anyone who does not use the navigational precision of GPS for their primary VFR navigation information is, IMO, foolish.
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Not quite what you're after, but the Sioux Lookout mid-air offers some interesting insight on the width of the magenta line.
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Are you writing a paper, or an article? If the latter, by all means gather together reports (if they exist). But if the former, it seems to be begging the question, assuming that there is significant evidence that GPS erodes situational awareness - assuming your "I learnt about flying from that" is a general problem. GPS is, as is hinted by one of the posters, a system that's substantially more reliable and accurate than most others. It doesn't absolve you from remembering that you are in an aeroplane - any more than normal law on an Airbus means you can ignore the fact that you've got 60+ tonnes of metal and plastic strapped to your bottom.
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Search on here for the name Grant Chapman and send him a PM - he was a Cranfield Uni student researching this very subject and I participated in a study on it. The early drafts were very interesting.
Most of the pilots were PPL holders with about half very reliant on GPS, the other not so much.
Most of the pilots were PPL holders with about half very reliant on GPS, the other not so much.
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I am writing a paper and was looking for some good articles on Over-Reliance of GPS in aviation. Does anybody know of any out there?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
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The paradigm has changed to getting pilots off the controls. It's a workable premise based on bad hiring practices. If you employ idiots, then it makes sense to teach them the use of autopilots and the direct to function.
A few more horrible accidents where everyone wakes up to the lack of flying skill out there will change things. As usual more people will have to die before this becomes a reality, or all the planes will just be UAVs.
A few more horrible accidents where everyone wakes up to the lack of flying skill out there will change things. As usual more people will have to die before this becomes a reality, or all the planes will just be UAVs.
