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Re: White stick (gps)

Subject: Re: White stick (gps)
From: Graham E Laucht <graham@ukavid.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 14:18:01

>Graham Singleton wrote:
>> 
>> >>The White Stick
>> (Ground Proximity Sensor),is a pole 1m or more long pivoting from the
>> undercarriage arm <<
>> 

If you think a Europa's difficult the driver of the old Vulcan V bomber
lost sight of the runway at four miles out with only the ground
proximity radar to go on. Even F111s were a bitch given their top facing
canopies, one of the reasons why they used to have the UMHRA round Upper
Heyford, they couldn't see anything underneath them!

You will get used to it I am sure, all the other real aeroplane drivers
over the years have.
-- 
Graham E Laucht


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