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[UnknownIbex]

can any1 say me, if there is a GPS in the real boeing's and airbus'es if u know this, plz write me an e-mail to 'JoFi-Ha@web.de' . Thank you very much...

[Nexus]

Yes, there is a GPS on the Boeings (prolly on the 'busses aswell)
But the primary navigation system is IRS, although that's a relative old technology compared to the GPS.

But as time goes by, the GPS system will eventually replace the IRS.

IRS= Inertial Reference System

[UnknownIbex]

thank u nexus for ur answer. can u say me, where i can find the 'IRS' in fs2004?  ???

[Nexus]

[quote]thank u nexus for ur answer. can u say me, where i can find the 'IRS' in fs2004?

[Craig.]

you've gotta feel sorry for the trans atlantic pilots who have to use those.
united 777 pilots are lucky they dont have that and its all sent from HQ pre programmed into the FMC:) and these guys doing the least amount of work are earning the big bucks

[Ivan]

Tupolevs have to do it with Cessna-type GPS kits, NDB and RBSN(VHF-NDB), but mostly by visual refrence (that's where those glass noses are for). lots of workload...