Gps On Plains

[+nv4life]

We are flying to Switzerland soon. Wondering if you can use the gps on the airplane to track the flight.

Edited May 10, 2004 by nv4life

[Keystone]

See This Post in the "Frequently Asked Questions" topic that's pinned at the top of this forum. Then check with your airline. Or, just ask when you board the plane, since ultimately the pilot is the referee.

 

On my most recent flight, I said this to the flight attendant when I boarded:

 

"Please confirm for me that the Captain regards GPS receivers as permitted electronic devices for use during flight."

 

She smiled and said she would check. Later on in the flight, a different flight attendant hollered at me rudely, thinking I was using a cellphone (a prohibited device during flight). The person I asked originally rushed up and chewed him out. "That's a GPS receiver. He asked really nicely and it is OK for him to use it."

[+briansnat]

I think GPS usage is perfectly acceptable in Nebraska

Edited May 10, 2004 by briansnat

[Keystone]

Please remain seated with your seatbelt securely fastened until Nebraska has come to a complete stop.

[+Melrose Plant]

I think GPS units work far better in the plains than in the mountains or forests--fewer dropouts. Plus, the rain in Spain stays mainly in the Plain.

[uperdooper]

do they work on the lone prairie?

[+Delta-S]

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

 

Not sure about Switzerland, but dress appropriately in any case.

[+Stunod]

I prefer GPS on Fancies

[Tahosa and Sons]

Interesting topic Gps On Plains

 

Had better reception in Eastern CO than in the canyons. But the high mountain meadows the reception is sometimes better than the flatlands to the East.

[+Threshold]

Ok folks... This thread is just plane silly.

[+Melrose Plant]

Ok folks... This thread is just plane silly.

Don't even get us started about 'urricanes 'ardly hhhever 'appenin' in 'ampshire.

[+tirediron]

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

 

Not sure about Switzerland, but dress appropriately in any case.

The rain can fall wherever it wants in Spain, but when it falls in Switzerland, don't their leather shorts shrink?

[+GeoBlank]

I just flew back over the pole from Moscow to Seattle and it was fun playing with My GPS. Top speed was 530 mph and highest we were was 36000 feet.

 

Wait I was on a plane not a plain... I have had good reception where there are no trees though as well...

 

Anyway. The plane did not crash and the GPS worked very good.

[+E = Mc2]

Which Pole did you fly over? Oh, whoops. Poland is in the other direction isn't it?

 

Wait a minute... this isn't the Abject Silliness topic. Sorry. 40 lashes with a wet noodle.

[+Alan2]

I was wondering if Topo maps are really necessary on the plains? All kidding aside, one quirk when tracking is that on GPS's such as the Vista, you can only get current altitude readings calculated from the GPS satellite position. You cannot track your altitude since barometric only is saved and the plane's own pressurization is maintained below 5,000 feet.