I don't doubt what you have said here. This is still keeping the accurate
gear out of the hands of average people. In order to have this equipment
they would have to hijack a plane to get it.
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'71 BGT rust free and burnt orange
'74 BGT going by-by soon
'63 Buick 215
On Wed, 5 Jan 2000 ATWEDITOR@aol.com wrote:
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> In a message dated 1/5/00 1:59:53 PM, James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU writes:
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> << I don't see how our government (USA) would ever allow this to happen. The
> reason that current GPS have the 30 meter error is to prevent strategic
> sites from being located too accurately. If the is a random 30 meter
> radius error then hitting a strategic target becomes nearly impossible.
> This error is built in by the government for this reason. The government
> GPS gear is much more accurate. If you are talking about GPS accurate to
> within 1 or 2 meters this could be seen as a threat to the targets that
> the current system is designed to prote >>
>
> Sorry to dispute you, but GPS is right now being used for approaches to
> runways in instrument conditions. With WAAS every airplane in the US, Europe
> and Australia will be able to shoot a Category I approach--vertical and
> lateral guidance, to every little grass runway and podunk airport on the
> chart, vastly improving aviation safety. Add Local Area Augmentation System
> (LAAS), and you get up to Category III precision, which means essentially
> hands-off landings with a decision height of 50 ft. altitude. This is very
> much high precision. Check out FAA's website for confirmation in high
> detail. I follow these things very closely. Not paranoid, it's my job.
> Oh, yeah, DOD griped about it but with the demise of the evil empire didn't
> have a leg to stand on.
>
> Jay Donoghue
> 72 MGB
> 66 Mustang
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