Being one who travels thousands of miles a year, and experiencing all types of challenges in flight and scheduling, you can imagine how excited I was to read that there are changes coming. The new direction will be to use GPS rather than radar to guide planes. That will bring a lot of changes.

With radar planes need to keep 5 miles apart due to the fact that radars spin around every 12 seconds and a jet at high altitude can travel a mile in that brief time. But with GPS it will reduce to 2, speeding up landings and takeoffs.

In addition, planes which can’t see where each other are will be able to with Automatic Dependent Survelliance-Broadcast systems. Presently only the ground can see where all of them are. In the future pilots will be able to moniter other flight from his own cockpit, choosing his own route if needed or desired.

In addition the new system will provide much more information on weather allowing pilots to make better and earlier course corrections. This will be combined with a whole host of new data, according to reports, through high speed data links between both planes and the ground.

That will be great, when several years from now, it is in place.

But, it made me stop and think. God has provided each of us with guidiance systems that put even these modern inventions to shame in comparison. God Himself has promised to guide us with His eye upon us, to tell us when we are going in the right direction, and that even among our best laid plans God still directs our steps. And that is even better news…because I’m making daily decision a lot more than I’m in a plane. And as good as controllers are, they are not infalliable. And the One willing to guide you and me is!

So, amidst the new technologies and innovatios, I remain thankful for the Ancient of Days!

How about you?

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