Re: External Antenna on Commercial Flights

From: Pc-Mobile (pcmobile99_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/14/04 

Date: 14 Aug 2004 01:30:02 -0700

An external antenna is no different from an actual GPS, as far as the use
is concerned, and it is actually smaller and less obtrusive.

I personally do not have the experience but I do not think the crew would
react differently. If he/she doesor does not know anything about using GPS on
board, she/she will react the same to an antenna.

"Roy" <roybassist@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<2o5dieF732ehU1@uni-berlin.de>...
> I've read most of the threads on use of GPS on airliners, and I already know
> the situation regarding that. I don't want to go there again. But I
> haven't seen any discussion about the use of external GPS antennas on
> flights. Google search of previous posts for _external antenna commercial
> flight_ and _external antenna airliner_ turned up almost no posts about use
> of external antennas on commercial flights.
>
> My concern is that a flight crew might be more likely to object to the use
> of an external antenna than just a receiver. Seems like something
> unfamiliar on a cable, stuck to the window might be more likely to seem
> dangerous to them. Maybe they would think it was for transmitting or
> something.
>
> I'd like to hear from people who have used or attempted to use external
> antennas on flights and whether you have had any trouble from the flight
> crew about it. Obviously, this would only be relevant for airlines that
> otherwise allow the use of a GPS receiver during flight. And before I get a
> lot of tongue-in-cheek answers: no, I don't mean putting the antenna on the
> outside of the airplane; just next to the window on the inside. As annoyed
> as I get with airlines that prohibit use of GPS receivers on flights, even I
> would concede that they had a valid point if they didn't want someone
> running a cable through the seal on the emergency exit. ;^)

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