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And the use of WAAS capable GPS systems now allows much lower approach minimums at many smaller general aviation airports.

Avionics has been the big improvement in aviation in recent years.]]>Oct 10th 2008 9:09PM<![CDATA[Comments on GPS Could Save Airlines Billions in Fuel and Reduce Flight Times]]>http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/gps-could-save-airlines-billions-in-fuel/http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/gps-could-save-airlines-billions-in-fuel/
I assume most of that must be the price to license software... from what I understand, most aircraft have some pretty darn accurate GPS system.]]>Oct 10th 2008 10:24PM<![CDATA[Comments on GPS Could Save Airlines Billions in Fuel and Reduce Flight Times]]>http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/gps-could-save-airlines-billions-in-fuel/http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/gps-could-save-airlines-billions-in-fuel/
You read all the time about GPS followers making wrong turns. The FAA doesn't know squat about the limitations of GPS. Six feet worth of difference can make the difference between a successful landing and a disaster.

The FAA is just determined to do to N.A.S. what Quisling did to Sweden.]]>Oct 11th 2008 9:40AM<![CDATA[Comments on GPS Could Save Airlines Billions in Fuel and Reduce Flight Times]]>http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/gps-could-save-airlines-billions-in-fuel/http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/gps-could-save-airlines-billions-in-fuel/Oct 14th 2008 12:03AM<![CDATA[Comments on GPS Could Save Airlines Billions in Fuel and Reduce Flight Times]]>http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/gps-could-save-airlines-billions-in-fuel/http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/gps-could-save-airlines-billions-in-fuel/Oct 12th 2008 5:30AM<![CDATA[Comments on GPS Could Save Airlines Billions in Fuel and Reduce Flight Times]]>http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/gps-could-save-airlines-billions-in-fuel/http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/gps-could-save-airlines-billions-in-fuel/Oct 11th 2008 10:18AM<![CDATA[Comments on GPS Could Save Airlines Billions in Fuel and Reduce Flight Times]]>http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/gps-could-save-airlines-billions-in-fuel/http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/gps-could-save-airlines-billions-in-fuel/
1) Lack of runway capacity
2) Weather
3) Lack of air traffic controllers.

Read a more detailled review of these reasons on http://www.plasticpilot.net/blog/2008/10/13/why-nextgen-will-not-triple-the-atc-capacity/]]>Oct 13th 2008 3:07PM