Airline Pilot Question:
What is the difference between GPWS and EGPWS?
Answer:
1. EGPWS is safer and more advanced than GPWS.
2. EGPWS uses GPS while GPWS doesn't.
3. EGPWS uses a terrain database that is not available in GPWS.
4. GPWS is only aware of the ground below it while EGPWS is aware of a larger area.
2. EGPWS uses GPS while GPWS doesn't.
3. EGPWS uses a terrain database that is not available in GPWS.
4. GPWS is only aware of the ground below it while EGPWS is aware of a larger area.
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