FAA Approves GPS In Place Of DME/ADF

FAA has approved use of instrument-flight-rule-certified Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers in place of the automatic direction finders (ADF) and distance measuring equipment (DME) on many instrument approaches, a move the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association said can save pilots money...

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