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Old 6th May 2019, 11:13
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wiggy
 
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Originally Posted by DJ Flyboy
Thanks, that is what I thought too but apparently there is a limit, at least according to the person interviewing me.
I remember there being a limit for INS. Approximately 70 degrees N/S because the INS cant figure out E/W from N/S due to high latitudes. Any idea about that. Cant seem to find the reference anywhere though.
As has been said by FlyingStone the limit is going to be equipment specific..FWIW a 70N limit would be very limiting for a lot of Long Haul operators since it would rule out many Polar/Arctic routes taken by many IRS equipped aircraft, and we certainly operate well north of 70N on some of our routes.
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