cubdriver2
FRIEND
upstate NY
One of my float mentors had a saying" the wires are there, prove that they're not "
Glenn
Glenn
" Hey we have a beautiful GPS system with moving map in our airplane, lets go flying in the unlit mountains after dark under an unknown overcast. Let's take the Navajo, it goes fast so it won't take us long to wind our way through the pass to Seward. Since the IFR minimums are 2660' and 1-1/2 miles visibility and that is a VFR condition let's just go VFR at night in the mountains. After all, I've been over that route dozens of times! "...That's a snug area and not a very direct route to Seward from Anchorage. I am really curious why that route was chosen. I also know Life Med and Guardian Flight both turned down the work.
It makes me wonder if the GPS maps are off there or if there is some other anomaly.
There has been documented discrepancies between AK maps and GPS position. But anyone out there in the weather or the dark (shudder) thinking they can pick their way through terrain by GPS is on a fools errand.
MTV