GPS testing is scheduled as follows and may result in unreliable or unavailable GPS signal.
A. Location: Centered at 360822N1173846W or the BTY VOR 214 degree radial at 059 NM.
B. Dates and times:
7 JUN 16 1630Z – 2230Z
9 JUN 16 1630Z – 2230Z
21 JUN 16 1630Z – 2230Z
23 JUN 16 1630Z – 2230Z
28 JUN 16 1630Z – 2230Z
30 JUN 16 1630Z – 2230Z
C. Duration: Each event may last the entire requested period.
D. NOTAM INFO: NAV (CHLK GPS 16-08) GPS (INCLUDING WAAS, GBAS, AND ADSB)
MAY NOT BE AVBL WI A 476NM RADIUS CENTERED AT 360822N1173846W (BTY
214059) FL400-UNL DECREASING IN AREA WITH A DECREASE IN ALT DEFINED AS:
432NM RADIUS AT FL250
375NM RADIUS AT 10000FT
340NM RADIUS AT 4000FT AGL
253NM RADIUS AT 50FT AGL
Looks like most of the West Coast of the United States will be affected. Anyone know what’s going on? FlightAware folks, are you expecting receiver outages/issues tied to this?
A friend of mine in southern California observed some drop off in his usual count, but nothing drastic so far. I’ll be watching his site over the next few days as well to see if he has unusual drop offs.
I haven’t seen anything reaching into the Silicon Valley area; my numbers track with what I’d expect.
We’ll see over the next few days.
I found the section of the NOTAM for EMB 800 to basically avoid the area as those birds use GPS for stability as well as nav… Going to research that in the next few days.
