Flying Off center of the magenta line?
Asked by: Stephen Bellacera 6386 views General Aviation, Private Pilot
In this day where a GPS receiver is accurate to within a few feet at times, does anyone tend to fly a few ticks off of the magenta line just as an extra layer of protection against the midair collision? If a pilot isn't following the hemispheric rule, and the two of you happen to be going to and from the same way points at the same altitude, then your noes will meet within couple feet or less of each other! Then again, its a pain on a long XC to not just let NAV do all the work!
Just wanted to get your thoughts... Ofcourse I'll keep my head outside, and do flight following, etc.
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