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Update on VOR Decommissioning
Many pilots still use VORs, but a tremendous amount pilots are switching to advanced navigation systems. Pilots are not becoming proficient using them and relying on moving maps. But what if something happens... (bruceair.wordpress.com) Daha Fazlası...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The check pilot at the airshow claimed the backups were powered by a secondary power source...does me mean a separate battery?
An excellent question, Sam. Hope it's a "Die-Hard" battery!
a bit dated, but...
http://gcn.com/Articles/1998/07/13/Software-glitches-leave-Navy-Smart-Ship-dead-in-the-water.aspx
http://gcn.com/Articles/1998/07/13/Software-glitches-leave-Navy-Smart-Ship-dead-in-the-water.aspx
Thanks, Joel... I appreciate the link!
Sam, that raises some valid considerations in my opinion.
Hoping for some redundancy there in the cockpit... especially if I'm on that airplane!
Ditto for the VOR navaids as redundancy to satellite based nav systems.