[Az-Geocaching] GPS on Commercial Airliner?
Mike Ingoglia
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Thu, 19 Jun 2003 10:58:24 -0700
I thought about using my Delorme external GPS that I use with my laptop....
I could put the receiver against the window with a suction cup.... put a
pillow over the window (like you would if you were resting your head to take
a nap)...then hook the external receiver into my laptop and everyone around
me would just assume I was using my laptop because they wouldn't see me
continually holding up an electronic device to the window and then glancing
at the display.... :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: <barry.neely@prudential.com>
To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] GPS on Commercial Airliner?
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> I like using my GPS when I fly. Need a window seat. It is kind of fun to
> zoom in and see what you are flying over.
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> Barry
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> "Mike Ingoglia" <mike@leaplab.com>
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> Thursday June 19, 2003 09:07 AM
> Please respond to listserv
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> My new PDA (Ipaq H5450) has bluetooth and wireless 802.11 built into it...
> if they only knew. . . :-) I do keep this stuff off though unless I'm
> using these features...
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Ayre" <andy@britishideas.com>
> To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 3:09 PM
> Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] GPS on Commercial Airliner?
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> > The most frequent reason for not allowing cell phones, GPSs, etc, is
> > supposedly because aircraft have limited RF interference shielding for
> the
> > electronics, the cockpit GPS units being one of those systems they want
> to
> > avoid inteference affecting.
> > However, this seems more silly all the time. Some airlines are
performing
> > trial runs of wireless ethernet, plus PDAs with a built in cell phone
(or
> is
> > it the other way around? ;)) are not banned by the FAA.
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> > http://news.com.com/2100-1034_3-1010231.html
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> > Andy
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com
> > [mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of
> > RopingThe Wind
> > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 2:56 PM
> > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
> > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] GPS on Commercial Airliner?
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> > >From: "Teryr Hernlund - [General Bracket]" <generalbracket@cox.net>
> > >Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
> > >To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
> > >Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] GPS on Commercial Airliner?
> > >Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 12:03:19 -0700
> > >
> > >In any event, depending on the airline (America West has a strict
policy
> > >against GPSr's), just pack it in >your carry-on like the rest of your
> > >stuff. Don't act suspicious and you won't be placed under >suspicion.
> >
> > That is interesting.. because they have all kinds of GPS equiptment in
> the
> > cockpit!
> >
> > I fly hot air balloons (FAA certified aircraft) and I always use GPS on
> > board. An interesting note I thought yall might be interested in: I use
> two
> > way radio communication with my ground crew. The radios are Motorola VHF
> > radios. When my radio is turned on, I lose GPS sattelite reception. This
> has
> > happened with all my GPS's.. my Magellan 300, my Garmin 3+ and my Garmin
> > Etrex Legend. So, when I am flying in competitions where my GPS is being
> > used constantly, I cannot have my radio on and talk to my ground crew as
> my
> > GPS will stop tracking! I havent really tried changing frequencies in my
> > radio's to see if that would fix the problem. But, have been wanting to
> try
> > that (my crew if good and I rarely have to talk to them anyways except
> when
> > getting ready to land). On the other hand, my aircraft radio (ICOM
> IC-A22),
> > which operates on higher frequencies, has no effect on my GPS.
> Interesting!
> >
> > On the flip side of the coin.. my GPS's have no effect on the radio's or
> any
> > other instruments at all.
> >
> > Scott
> > Team Ropingthewind
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