Originally Posted by
Lumeria
Given the numerous tales resulting from people's relying on their GPS, I'd expect flying errors wouldn't disappear. In addition to flaws in the software itself (being unaware that two streets don't actually intersect, as a land-based example) there remains the problem of programming them correctly. Wasn't the Sakhalin disaster theorized to be in part caused by the digits in the flight's coordinates being reversed? (I could google, but I'm being lazy.)
There's a lot fewer airports than streets though. So perfection would be easier to attain. I agree though; it's not a be all and end all, but I would think it would be a useful additional piece of the puzzle.
Or you know, pilots could just be more careful
