Designed to safely extract upward and land its occupant from a
grounded stationary position (i.e., zero altitude and zero
airspeed), specifically from aircraft cockpits.
"The bottom line is pilots can continue using their IFR
GPS units like before."
Source: Randy Kenagy, senior director of
strategic planning for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
On Friday, the FAA began to close the lid to the Pandora's Box of
questions stemming from the agency's recent revision to policies
that instruct pilots on how to use GPS units when flying under
instrument flight rules.
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