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GBAS stands for Ground Based Augmentation System. GPS is not precise enough to fly an approach to minimums, particularly in the vertical plane, mostly because of atmospheric perturbations. The “Augmentation” consists […]
One month ago, I posted a quizz about radio-nagivation, in the post “GPS Failure ! Are you ready ?“. I know I promised the answers one week later, so yes I’m late on this one, but here are the answers.
1: You fly away from a VOR on radial 030, how do you set your OBS […]
GPS is everywhere, making old-fashioned radio-navigation obsolete. But what if your on-board equipment fails ? Do you have a handheld unit ? Are you ready to revert to radio-navigation ? If ATC request that you intercept and follow a radial, or what is your position from an NDB, will you comply easily ?
If you think […]
Headset
My personal headset is a Bose X, with active noise reduction (ANR). Some pilots dislike ANR because they have the impression to loose contact with the engine. Personally I feel it as an important comfort factor, particularly for long flight. I also carry a David Clark (passive) headset for my first passenger, and my very […]
In the beginning, we all flew VFR, looking outside the plane guided by Gods like Compass, Watch and Map. As skies are big, collisions were virtually non-existent.
Then came radio-navigation, ADFs and VORs. Pilots looked a bit less outside, flew accurately along the radio waves, and the collisions became more common.
Instead of flying everywhere, most VFR […]
