tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post8971629159289304115..comments2024-03-27T23:28:07.513-07:00Comments on BikeBubba's Boulangerie: Government at work at the FAABike Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-26290610975936759472008-10-16T07:31:00.000-07:002008-10-16T07:31:00.000-07:00You got it. Now while certainly I don't want cons...You got it. Now while certainly I don't want consumer electronics running my plane (annual failure rates up to 25%), I certainly think that they can do this more cheaply than they're planning.<BR/> <BR/>My hunch here is that the FAA wants dedicated satellites to run everything, which gets you very quickly into the realm of "it better not fail for twenty years" costliness. Typical work by government guys insulated from the realities of the markets.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-51854419934582707162008-10-16T06:23:00.000-07:002008-10-16T06:23:00.000-07:00I realize we're talking a rather different level, ...I realize we're talking a rather different level, but still....if you can buy a TomTom or a Garmin at Walmart for under $300, there's got to be a way to put GPS on a plane for under $200K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com