Question of the Week: How Dependent Are You on GPS?

Editorial Staff

Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A significant solar flare is anticipated later this week, carrying the potential to disrupt GPS services.
The article features a poll asking pilots to consider how they would manage a flight if their electronic navigation systems were disabled by such a solar event.
It also references the results of a previous "Question of the Week" poll and provides instructions for submitting new poll topic suggestions.

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There might be a big solar flare that could affect GPS later this week.

If it happens while you’re flying and knocks out your wonder boxes, what will you do?
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