Paul wrote:

Flying all over Alaska and the upper reaches of

Canada where there are

no VOR's is now 100 times safer than it used to

be Before GPS (BGPS).

Don't leave home without it.

WARNING!
Because of the orbital inclinations of the

satellites, GPS estimated position

error (EPE) in the far northern and southern

lattitudes is much higher than it is

around here.  Be careful!

Russell Kent

How much are we talking about Russell.

Paul Lamar

DENIS SMITH wrote:

It's been a while, but during my four years in Alaska
we always had two functioning ADF's.  They were the
most important pieces of nav equipment we had!

Yep! Back in the old days BGPS the only way to fly up there.

Flew from Yellowknife NWT to Prince George BC direct and could not even pick up
the NDB for the longest while. All we saw were beaver dams. 
Thank goodness for the DG and the NDB when it came into range.

Paul Lamar.
 
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