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Old 8th Jan 2019, 13:30
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Boslandew
 
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ILS in an ATR

I retired from flying some twenty years ago so am very out of date about modern capabilities. I flew S61 and civilian Chinook helicopters with Cat 1 ILS experience

I recently flew with Aer Lingus from Newquay to Dublin in an ATR, I think, the 600 version. Driving into Newquay I had expected delays or even cancellations due to the weather. I estimated a visibility of 150-200 metres and the cloud close the surface.

However the flight info said the inbound flight was on time and it was. It arrived, turned around and we departed on time.

My questions, does the ATR have IRS, would it be equipped for Cat 3 ILS and how standard are Cat 3 operations today?
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