On Mon, 2012-09-10 at 17:05 +0200, Jochen Topf wrote: > On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 08:15:50AM -0600, Martijn van Exel wrote: > > Another thing I noticed is how many people apparently successfully > > record traces from airplaines. I almost never get a signal on an > > airplane. Do you keep the receiver in your checked luggage? > > Maybe not the most useful thing for OSM, but I was just curious.. > > The reception is only marginal. Worked for me only when I switched on the > receiver before entering the airplane and having a good GPS fix then. > > And, btw, barometric altimeters as they have in some GPS units give you very > wrong results in planes. :-) > I have never had a problem using a GPS on an aircraft. Virgin Voyagers are another matter however, awful glass that blocks GPS and mobile signals.
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