Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 15:56:19 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from falcon.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.74] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b2) with ESMTP id 2090214 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 27 Mar 2003 15:52:16 -0500 Received: from sdn-ap-007watacop0437.dialsprint.net ([65.176.65.183] helo=f3g6s4) by falcon.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 18yeM8-0005FB-00 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 27 Mar 2003 12:52:12 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <008401c2f4a2$fbd03200$b741b041@f3g6s4> Reply-To: "Dan Schaefer" From: "Dan Schaefer" X-Original-To: "Lancair list" Subject: Re: Substituting GPS for DME X-Original-Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 12:53:55 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Mike, for what it's worth, remember (if you haven't already thought of it) that the DME indicates slant range and GPS, ground range. Not usually all that important in cruise, but just something to keep in mind during an approach in the clag. For instance, in a hypothetical, flying directly over the DME transmitter at 10,500 feet will give you a DME of about 2 miles while the GPS will indicate zero range. Dan Schaefer