TijerasGC

quote:Originally posted by BassoonPilot:They teach pilots that there are only two kinds of pilots of retractable gear planes: Those who have landed gear up, and those who will... Actually, Pilots who follow their checklists will not make any one of the thousands of errors (including forgetting to put the gear down) that pilots who try to remember everything will. There are thousands of pilots with thousands of flying hours who never have and never will land gear up. So far, I am one of them. N 35° 5.079' W 106° 23.389'

Southwest Airlines is OK with GPS receivers. They are listed in the inflight magazine along with laptops and CD players as devices that may be operated in flight, but must be stowed for takeoff and landing. My eTrex Vista worked great as long as I kept it right at the window. The pressure altimiter is reading cabin pressure altitude, of course, but the GPS altitude displayed from the satellite page with the new 2.25 software worked great. My flight from Phoenix to Albuquerque of 331 miles took 47:20 at a maximum speed of 599 MPH at a cruising altitude of 33677 ft. The coolest part was when the Captain came on the intercom and verified that my Vista was right on the numbers with his dual redundant ring laser gyro inertial navigation flight management system. N 35° 5.079' W 106° 23.389'

Republican / Garmin (eTrex Vista of course) Geocaching requires initiative and disposable income - attributes lacking in most democrats, who would rather watch a geocaching reality show on the idiot box while seated on the couch. Yes, Virginia, this is flame bait! N 35° 5.079' W 106° 23.389'

Republican / Garmin (eTrex Vista of course) Geocaching requires initiative and disposable income - attributes lacking in most democrats, who would rather watch a geocaching reality show on the idiot box while seated on the couch. Yes, Virginia, this is flame bait! N 35° 5.079' W 106° 23.389'

1. Purchase the Vista. 2. Download the latest software from Garmin 3. Download memap 4. Use memap to personalize the warning screen in the Garmin software. 5. Upload personalized software to the Vista. N 35° 5.079' W 106° 23.389' [This message was edited by TijerasGC on March 20, 2002 at 01:29 PM.]

1. Purchase the Vista. 2. Download the latest software from Garmin 3. Download memap 4. Use memap to personalize the warning screen in the Garmin software. 5. Upload personalized software to the Vista. N 35° 5.079' W 106° 23.389' [This message was edited by TijerasGC on March 20, 2002 at 01:29 PM.]

Keep in mind - We divers like to "salvage" anything we find under water. Any good dive knife would make short work of nylon cable ties used to secure the coordinate plaque. I agree that routing/etching all the way through the plaque material is a great idea considering how quickly sea life coats everything. Maybe some type of non stick polymer like Teflon would be resistant. Great idea for a cache by the way - now to find a GPS good to 300 meters TijerasGC PADI Rescue Diver Private Pilot Geocacher N 35° 5.079' W 106° 23.389'

Keep in mind - We divers like to "salvage" anything we find under water. Any good dive knife would make short work of nylon cable ties used to secure the coordinate plaque. I agree that routing/etching all the way through the plaque material is a great idea considering how quickly sea life coats everything. Maybe some type of non stick polymer like Teflon would be resistant. Great idea for a cache by the way - now to find a GPS good to 300 meters TijerasGC PADI Rescue Diver Private Pilot Geocacher N 35° 5.079' W 106° 23.389'

TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. - Robert A. Heinlein. Ever notice how the young and idealistic always have someone in the background paying the bills? Cool site Jeremy. I would prefer not to see it cluttered with pop-ups. N 35° 5.079' W 106° 23.389' [This message was edited by TijerasGC on March 13, 2002 at 02:20 AM.]