Reply to post: Re: Time

Mystery GPS glitch grounds flights, leaves passengers in the bar

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Re: Time

Inertial nav is good for an 11 hour flight. So no need for sextants unless really long-haul.

Plus it's only the ADS-B transmission of the plane's GPS position that's up-the-creek. There's no suggestion that the GPS display in the cockpit is wrong so the pilot still knows where he is - it's just ATC that doesn't. ;-)

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