[Az-Geocaching] GPS on Commercial Airliner?

[RopingThe Wind]

>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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