How The FCC Plans To Destroy GPS – A Simple Explanation

Re:How The FCC Plans To Destroy GPS – A Simple Explanation by crikli on Wednesday February 09, 2011 @09:37PM (#2200443)

The opposition was vehement, yes, but limited to strongly worded letters from (mostly) small general aviation companies. No Boeings, no American Airlines, no 'big guns' with be-suited lawyers to make the FCC wake up and smell the jet fuel.

Wait until a couple airliners go missed on RNAV GPS approaches in low IFR conditions (visibility < 1 mile or cloud ceilings at less than 500 feet). The airlines will raise hell, the FAA will get involved and that'll be all she wrote.

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Re:How The FCC Plans To Destroy GPS – A Simple Explanation by marshray on Thursday February 10, 2011 @03:09PM (#2203479)

I think this company is a customer of Boeing's. Boeing builds their satellites.

As for the airlines, they are so heavily regulated that they might think twice about filing official comments on stuff like this without permission. No doubt FAA and FCC are talking about this even if it's not official. Their offices are only a few blocks away.

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