Leon,
Yes, a flight is a time to take a nap, but it is also a time to just check
out what is around you and as sighted people. they would check out the
scenery or what is around their local vecinity. Now, as a blind flyer , you
would be able to accomplish this same task with a GPS, you are able to check
if there are any land marks that are around such as various mountain peaks
and other such things that may show up to a sighted person. But, if you are
completely exhausted, by all means take a nap.
This is also the same as a pedestrian, you can either just roam the streets
without knowing what is around you and just focus on getting from point a to
point b, or get the information about what is around you buy utalizing the
GPS. You will be able to figure what is around you and what is all inbetween
pointn a and point b--this is equal access, so why not utalize it.
Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leon Moten" <leonmoten@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 10:01 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: still working on airplanes?
Hi Folks,
I am not a GPS user as yet but have applied for it through the Veterans Administration. Point of issue the wattage used to talk to and bounce communications off the moon is 1/4 watt. This is a weak signal with nothing to stop it, however it still takes just over 4 seconds to get there.
I want a GPS system to navigate the streets. Why would anyone want to use it in flight? Isn't that time to catch a nap?
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco@xxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 11:44 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: still working on airplanes?
Hi Peggy,
Actually, receivers do send a weak reference signal as part of the process of ocking onto the proper frequency. This is a very weak signal, and I wouldn't think it would interfere with anything, but I was told by someone who knows a lot about avionics, that, believe it or not, the radio navagation systems on airplanes are not shielded from extraneous RF signals. That really surprised me when I heard it, and I wonder if it is still true after 9/11.
Andy
-----Original Message----- From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peggy Kern Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 7:26 PM To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: still working on airplanes?
You know, this talk of the GPS on airplanes reminds me of my last trip to Portland on Southwest. I had no intentions of using the GPS on the plane, preferring to keep the battery ready for use on the ground. But during the flight attendants' information about what could and couldn't be used in flight, they said anything "that sends or receives a signal" couldn't be used during a flight. Obviously, a receiver doesn't send, but it does receive. I was wondering if the regulations have changed and people are just going by what they used to be, or if perhaps our flight attendant misinformed us. Just curious.
Peggy http://kernsac.livejournal.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Simmons" <carlsimmons@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 8:18 AM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: still working on airplanes?
Friday.I just completed a business trip to Chicago to San Francisco lastI had a window seat, using the Holux I acquired satellites as soon as we
untilwere allowed to turn on the equipment and maintained 5 to 9 satelliteswithwe had to turn off the equipment prior to landing. I had no problemsgettingany functions.
Carl Simmons carlsimmons@xxxxxxxxxxx
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From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 4:22 AM To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gps-talkusers] still working on airplanes?
Hi, Despite more sensitive receivers I have had less success inthe GPS to work on airplanes lately. Has anyone else noticed this? Dave
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