DCS World DCS: NS 430 Navigation System

DCS: NS 430 Navigation System is an optional add-on for most DCS World aircraft, providing navigation and radio communication options alongside the systems already built into the aircraft. It is particularly useful in older aircraft with less sophisticated navigation and communication equipment.

Use the NS 430

You can display the NS 430 in a pop-up window in almost all aircraft, except those with their own advanced navigation systems, such as the A-10C, Ka-50 and F/A-18C. It can also be purchased as an integrated cockpit panel option for the DCS: Mi-8MTV2 and DCS: L-39 Albatros.

Introduced in 1997, the NS 430 became aviation’s most popular GPS. Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) capability was added in 2006, and its clear display and button layout made it a standard for general aviation around the world.

Features and maps

The NS 430 includes dozens of interface screens and a chapter-and-page layout. It serves as a communications radio, navigation radio and GPS receiver, with a moving map. Concentric knobs let you navigate pages, scroll through data and enter information, and you can configure the displays to suit your preferences.

The device supports navigation on the Caucasus, Nevada, Normandy 1944 and Persian Gulf maps.