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SkyCougar · November 16th, 2007, 01:58

I have a question that may seem a bit dumb, but here goes anyway. I was just reading how the Pentagon is allowing commercial flights in the previously restricted east coast corridor to alleviate congestion over the holidays. In the same article, it talked about how Bush is pushing for new GPS guided ATC to replace radar, and that got me thinking about a few things.

Is the plan to completely eliminate radar and to solely use GPS? And if so, then what happens if, for example, we have a massive solar flare and the GPS goes down? Would radar then become the back up system?

November 16th, 2007, 01:58	#1
SkyCougar Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SFO Posts: 3,912	Question I have a question that may seem a bit dumb, but here goes anyway. I was just reading how the Pentagon is allowing commercial flights in the previously restricted east coast corridor to alleviate congestion over the holidays. In the same article, it talked about how Bush is pushing for new GPS guided ATC to replace radar, and that got me thinking about a few things. Is the plan to completely eliminate radar and to solely use GPS? And if so, then what happens if, for example, we have a massive solar flare and the GPS goes down? Would radar then become the back up system?