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Old 19th May 2003 | 00:20
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Captain Stable
 
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From: Who can say?
It is not permitted to rely on GPS as a primary means of navigation. Nothing, I suspect, to do with suspicion of GPS accuracy in this case - my guess (and it is only a guess) is that this A320 was fitted with INS.

Similarly, INS is not to be used as a primary means of navigation.

The question, however, has to be asked - in this situation, which would have been more accurate - GPS or VOR/DME?
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