What is the difference between a Cold Start, a Warm Start, and a Hot Start?
Each type of start is generally related to the amount of time between when a GPS is active, then powered down, and then powered up again. The length of time it is powered down, among other things, is what determines the type of start the GPS will have to make when powered on again. For example, the unit turns off when you reach your destination and is stationary for a short time before you use it again. This is a Hot Start. The satellites are in nearly the same place as when the unit was turned off and it’s able to find them again quickly. In the next scenario, the unit is turned off when you reach your destination and remains off for a long time. When it’s turned back on, it basically remembers where it is, but the satellites have “moved” since they orbit the earth. It takes longer to find the satellites than in the previous situation. This is a Warm Start. In our final example, the GPS is turned off when you reach your destination and its battery dies or the GPS is moved (you fly som
