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Old 08-08-2014 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by GucciBoy
I never had any issues in the KC-10, and that was with retrofitted 80's military-grade equipment. Although sometimes the FMA's were out of focus...
Ya but the Collins FMS 800 and Kalman Filter are kind of a big upgrade even if a 1980's retrofit; sounds like the MD-80 isn't so fortunate.
Same with the KC-135. The 80s era FMS/CDU/EFIS makes the -80 look like an Atari console. The auto throttles are nice though.
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