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Old 7th Oct 2006, 21:56
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Hi Guys and Gals

Just had a very pleasant trip to San Francisco with North West Airlines, really good. One thing I was wondering about was, we flew the first leg (Gatwick to Minneapolis) in a DC10, as these aircraft are quite dated now, do they have all the navaids and gizmos that the Airbus and Boeing have? or do they still use INS?

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Might have been modified but probably not therefore your assumption is correct - INS.
The difference in navigation capability between a fully serviceable "triple mix" INS installation and a more modern IRS / FMC / GPS system is probably negligable on an Atlantic crossing. (My opinion prepared to be shot down)
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