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Old 15th December 2007 | 14:57
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Life's a Beech
 
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An INS update includes an alignment to true north. That's why it must be done stationary and takes several minutes - it is detecting the rotation of the Earth. That can't be done with GPS!

OK, so technically there have been tests with GPS in each end of an aircraft to find heading, but it is nowhere near as accurate as fine alignment on an INS or IRS.
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