mattaxelrod
Pre-takeoff checklist
I just watched the Air Emergency episode describing the events of the American Airlines crash in Cali, Columbia. It seems to me that the entire disaster could have been averted with a handheld GPS costing a couple hundred dollars. (granted, this took place in 1995). Do airliners have such a thing now, so that they can tell exactly where they are? I can't imagine not knowing exactly where I am at every moment, even when in solid IMC.