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Re:FedEx feeder plane takes flight without pilot in test for... by meheleventyone on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @03:05AM (#24339231)
Depending on the environment? GPS is still susceptible to signal reflection and LoS blocking.
Re:FedEx feeder plane takes flight without pilot in test for... by usrusr on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @05:28AM (#24339925)
Sure, depending on the environment. But when an aircraft is in one of those environments where reflections and line of sight to satellites are an issue, GPS accuracy is the least of your concerns.
Re:FedEx feeder plane takes flight without pilot in test for... by ehnto on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @04:03AM (#24339537)
This is in regards to an emergency response system, so an attacker would have to wait for an emergency to attack and well, you may as well just see how it pans out naturally rather than risk jail time to try and coerce an accident that might already be happening.
Re:FedEx feeder plane takes flight without pilot in test for... by meheleventyone on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @05:27AM (#24339919)
It’s not (just) about attack though. If you have your emergency in a place where the surrounds cause GPS to be inaccurate you cannot rely on GPS. Ergo since you cannot plan where to have an emergency relying on GPS is not sufficient.
Re:FedEx feeder plane takes flight without pilot in test for... by kcolford on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @11:51AM (#24343104)
I don't believe LoS blocking is really an issue as you approach an airport runway from above...
Re:FedEx feeder plane takes flight without pilot in test for... by meheleventyone on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @07:13AM (#24352077)
If you can make sure you only have emergencies when near an airport then you've already solved a lot of the hard problems.