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It would probably be a good idea for Starlink in-flight WiFi to provide position information, so pilots could use a phone/laptop as an emergency backup. Starli
by p1mrx 3y ago
It would probably be a good idea for Starlink in-flight WiFi to provide position information, so pilots could use a phone/laptop as an emergency backup.
Starlink is harder to jam than GPS, because the signals are strong and directional.
There is precedent for using consumer tech in an emergency. After the Qantas 32 explosion, the pilots used cell phones to contact the airline because most of the plane's radios were dead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS9rYWfdC9w&t=1577s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS9rYWfdC9w&t=1577s