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Old Apr 29, 2015 | 11:42 am
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Originally Posted by nrr
How does the APP effect planes in the air? Would a "glitch" lead to a safety issue?
[Grounding a plane is safer than a plane crashing.]
They would essentially be flying without maps. Agreed, all would probably turn out ok with modern communications, but I'd rather not do it.
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