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FAA officially turns on GPS-WAAS system

2003-07-10

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officially turned on the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) of the Global Postioning System (GPS). WAAS will provide precision approaches similar to an Instrument Landing System (ILS) to thousands of general aviation airports that don't have them today.

GPS-WAAS will be a key part of aviation tomorrow. For more information, view this news item on the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association's (AOPA) website. Also see this article on MSNBC.

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