January 11, 200620 yr They're much cheaper is why you see so many. The airport itself doesn't need to build and maintain any ground equipment to have a GPS approach, so airports that couldn't afford IAPs before actually can now.----------------------------------------------------------------John MorganReal World: KGEG, UND Aerospace Spokane Satillite, Private ASEL 141.2 hrs, 314 landings, 46 inst. apprs.Virtual: MSFS 2004"There is a feeling about an airport that no other piece of ground can have. No matter what the name of the country on whose land it lies, an airport is a place you can see and touch that leads to a reality that can only be thought and felt." - The Bridge Across Forever: A Love Story by Richard Bach John Morgan "There is a feeling about an airport that no other piece of ground can have. No matter what the name of the country on whose land it lies, an airport is a place you can see and touch that leads to a reality that can only be thought and felt." - The Bridge Across Forever: A Love Story by Richard Bach
January 11, 200620 yr Author Agreed.I guess my point was that it is interesting that a remote place like Alaska (for the most part) is one of the states getting the most out of this 'new' technology for GA flight.
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