Originally Posted by
Boslandew
I retired from flying some twenty years ago so am very out of date about modern capabilities.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?
Yes, some ATR are equipped with one IRS, which is required for RNP AR operations.
Air New Zealand was the leading customer for this type of operations.
However,
AFAIK ATR are only certified for ILS CAT 2 operations.
Also, some models are not equipped with an IRS.
Currently, ATR is trying to implement EVS and SVS.
On this page you'll see the (former) ATR protoype and a test pilot with the head mounted display from Elbit :
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