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Re: Omega
From: Greg R_
Date: 2011 Feb 28, 15:13 -0800
From: Greg R_
Date: 2011 Feb 28, 15:13 -0800
No direct experience myself, but based on what
the guys in the NAV division were saying during our Med deployment (1973) their
experience mirrors what Byron was saying (i.e. it wasn't considered reliable,
etc.).
According to Wikipedia, "Due to the success of
the Global Positioning System the use of Omega declined during the 1990s, to a
point where the cost of operating Omega could no longer be justified. Omega was
permanently terminated on September 30, 1997 and all stations ceased operation.
Several of the towers were then soon demolished".
.
On 2/28/2011 1:40:39 PM, Gary LaPook (glapook@pacbell.net)
wrote:
> Has anyone on this list had experience using
OMEGA? I know how it worked
> (centilanes, etc.) but I wonder how it worked in practice. Is this system
> in place or was it shut down? when?
> gl
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> in place or was it shut down? when?
> gl
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