In article , John Carrier
wrote:

It has been a while, but my understanding, from a friend that used to
be a F-14 RIO, was that the controls to align the INS was in the back.
Makes it difficult to fly without one.

True again, forgot about that ... altzheimers? Then again, the Turkey
inertial was pretty bad, although it was required for Phoenix. For
non-mission flights, it was not essential.

R / John


On the Prowler (ICAP II and beyond) you needed the INS for a stable
primary attitude platform. Same for the Turkey?
Pugs