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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 12:07 pm
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emanon256
 
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Originally Posted by DougDons
Why were you using a GPS on a flight, were you worried the Captain was going the wrong way? haha

I thought I read somewhere a GPS is set up to not work so many feet above the air so it couldn't be used to direct like a homemade missile? I don't know, maybe I am making it up but I thought I heard that.
LOL

Actually I used mine a few times right after I got it just for fun. It was sort of neat. Not sure why the OP got so worked up about the response.
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