Re: what is the final word on gps and comercial flights?


None wrote:
> I recently was told that it was signature tours policy that GPS as
not
> allowed on any portion of the flight. when I queried the pilot he
thought
> GPS would be ok but the 1st officer said "you can;t use them because
they
> transmit" at which point I realised I was having a futile
conversation. What
> is the actuality of interfering with instrumentation by GPS?

If you would like to read something that directly addresses the
question you asked, try this:

http://gpsinformation.net/airgps/gpsrfi.htm

It is well written and has a number of links to additional good
information.

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