Originally Posted by
JohnJ80
Semantics.
Hyperbole.
Originally Posted by
JohnJ80
Coming from my days of offshore yacht racing in all weather, like any good navigator, I'm always skeptical of the gear. The people that have "faith" in the navigational systems and no skepticism have an annoying habit of finding the rocks with their keel at the most inconvenient times.
Don't get why people on expensive boats would do this. I guess because it's just easier. If it's submerged rocks, I could see people not paying enough attention.
Originally Posted by
JohnJ80
Skepticism is always a good idea.
Yes. I do a lot of OSM updates so being skeptical is routine for me. I try to impart this when I teach people how to use them.
Originally Posted by
JohnJ80
Yeah, but it's pretty surprising when the error gets off. Ride in a slot canyon, for example, and all the accuracy can go to hell rapidly but there is no warning on the display of most devices. I'd put that in the category of "reliability", I guess.
Being in the slot canyon should be enough tell people where they are. I was in one situation where the GPS though I was rotating while moving.