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Old 7th Jan 2018, 22:29
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minigundiplomat
 
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So military multi crew pilots cannot navigate themselves? �� The Mil should start including navigation training. It would save some personnel. ��
Its more of a mission management role than pure navigation. Operating an INS system is fairly easy, but a little more challenging when you are working off a mission execution checklist, trying to achieve a TOT +/- 5 seconds to fit in with an airstrike or artillery barrage, trying to keep the right speed so the 8 aircraft following you can maintain position and talk to a JTAC on the ground and/or fast air/AWACS and flicking between maps and imagery to identify a compound, whilst its 68C in the cockpit and people are shooting at you.


Hope that clears it up - have a nice day in the circuit, I hope the beer at the flying club isn't to warm.
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