REFLECTOR: GPS outage, no big deal

[Patrick Sieders]

During that timeframe I saw those NOTAMS a lot on my flight plans, and with
my electric/electronic GPS/IRU operating B717 I never saw an outage. Not
even a dip in the strength of the signals.

And I flew up and down the east coast, overwater, and just inland.

 

FYI,

 

Patrick Sieders

"My other airplane is a Velocity"

 

 

From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Scott Baker
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2012 5:30 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: GPS outage, no big deal

 

http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/general-expediter-forum/45743-gps-inte
rruption.html

Similar GPS jamming tests were conducted earlier this year by the military
that affected southeastern states.  The center of jamming activity took
place several hundred miles off shore, and signal outages were expected from
North Carolina to Florida.  Aircraft flying at higher (above 10,000')
altitude were more vulnerable to GPS interruption than those flying at lower
altitude.  During the test period, I did not notice GPS service
interruptions in the Sebastian area.

Scott B.

On 12/2/2012 5:27 PM, Scott Derrick wrote:

Mark,

    I guess I'm on the other side of the fence. I think GPS jamming is going
to become less of an issue. A big part of the testing both you and I have
experienced that is going on at White Sands is to figure out how to do
pinpoint jamming in a war zone.  Since we are both skirting the edge of that
test range we are experiencing the learning process.  

    I thought I heard something to the effect that the FAA was going to
support the present VOR/ILS systems for another 20 years?   Kurt could ask
the systems guys at ABQ ARTCC, what they know?

Like I said, 99% of people will never see jamming, because they are not
flying right next to a GPS Jamming test site.

Anyway, its good to practice dead reconning!!! Though I agree its a bit hair
raising knowing your 5-10 miles from a NO WAY JOZE restricted airspace! 

    I don't know what GR's INAV is, it's certainly not real Inertial
Navigation!

Scott

 

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