[time-nuts] LORAN-C demise

[Robert Darlington]

Hi guys,

Are there any manufacturers that currently produce LORAN receivers?  I
talked to a pilot friend who is very active in my area and he said he is
only aware of one person he knows that has a LORAN receiver in his aircraft
and the guy doesn't use it.  None of my other pilot buddies seem to know of
anybody even having a LORAN receiver in GA.  None of the planes I flew ever
had a LORAN receiver in them.  Between VOR beacons, GPS, street maps and a
compass, I don't see any need for a backup specifically in the scope of
general aviation.  If your visibility degrades to a point where you can't
see the ground, while simultaneously your standard cockpit instruments go
out, you have bigger problems than somebody jamming GPS.

My other buddy who runs a commercial fishing operation does rely on GPS to
an extent.  He basically said it would be an annoyance if it went out but
wouldn't be a show stopper.  He did say it would be pretty hard to find his
fishing spots without it though but navigating in coastal waters that he
knows would not be an issue.