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GPS interference caused the FAA to reroute Texas air traffic. Experts stumped
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of mysterious GPS interference that, over the past few days, has closed one runway at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and prompted some aircraft in the region to be rerouted to areas where signals were working properly. (arstechnica.com) 기타...That was only interference, what will happen in the event of a total GPS failure?
Getting rid of VORs, NDBs and ILSs will possibly prove to be a big mistake.
Getting rid of VORs, NDBs and ILSs will possibly prove to be a big mistake.
It has been much discussed in the background as the FAA has worked diligently to ditch the maintenance costs for these old but reliable resources! The ILS being the only one not on the chopping block due to the total failure of the proposed MLS replacement.
Only some (about 30%) of VOR’s are planned to be decommissioned - the under utilized/redundant ones. That leaves almost 600 of them remaining. VOR’s as a whole aren’t going anywhere. They’re fully aware an independent ground based system is an operational necessity.
That is why 121 requires dme dme and ils as minimum avionics...
Only some (about 30%) of VOR’s are planned to be decommissioned - the under utilized/redundant ones. That leaves almost 600 of them remaining. VOR’s as a whole aren’t going anywhere. They’re fully aware an independent ground based system is an operational necessity
Just a nudge for the recently anointed captains (all pilots) to read up on RAIM alerts and what it really means when it happens to you at a very inopportune time.