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For those with "glass" (not carbon) airplanes.
The GPS antenna is best mounted at the highest reasonable location. Some of these locations are inside, but at the top of the canopy, forward of the rollover or just behind the rollover.
The newer GPS's (and there antennas) are better at retaining signal and guessing where to look if contact is lost. Older GPS's could easily lose signals if the antenna was placed at or below the longeron during sustained steep turns. In the near future, you will not want to lose the WAAS or LAAS signal - choose the antenna location as though your life depended on it.
Scott Krueger
N92EX
PS - The carbon airplanes should have the GPS antenna mounted high up and outside - i.e. the top of the canopy/roof. Don't cut off half the satellite view, you'll need it during WW III.
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