Title:
GPS and WAAS: Not Like Your Father's GPS Anymore
Topic:
GPS and WAAS: Not Like Your Father's GPS Anymore
Speaker(s):
Brian Eliot and Scott Stauter
Brief Description:
Overview of pre-WAAS GPS IFR navigation, WAAS equipment, new approaches, and regulations.
Location of Seminar:
West Valley Flying Club
1901 Embarcadero Rd.
100
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Directions to Venue:
From 101 head toward the bay, turn left after the golf course. West Valley Flying Club is the second driveway on the right. Overflow parking in the golf course lot.
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Fly-in Seminar?:
Yes KPAO
Seating:
40
seats at the facility,
1
remaining for online registration.
Registration Information:
Seminar has passed.
Sponsoring Division:
FAASTeam
Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):
The Wide Area Augmentation System isn't like your father's GPS anymore. The Global Positioning System has changed, and for the better. Now it's more than just having an ILS approach into your back yard. This talk will start with an overview of pre-WAAS GPS IFR navigation, discuss the WAAS equipment, the new approaches that are now enabled, and how the regulations affect its use.
This event is sponsored by West Valley Flying Club. WVFC is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing superior flight instruction, safe, well-equipped, professionally maintained rental aircraft at reasonable cost. West Valley Flying Club has been providing the San Francisco Bay Area with Flight Instruction since 1973. For more information, visit www.wvfc.org.
Equal Access Information:
The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the “Contact Information” area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services.
Credit Applicability:
1 Credit for Basic Knowledge Topic 3
FAASTeam Project Information:
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