GPS/ LAAS Projects
GPS
Coming soon...
LAAS
- Implementation process
- Develop operational requirements
- Formulate candidate system architectures
- Specify minimum performance in terms of system architecture specific parameters
- Generate performance verification procedures
- Includes the development of flight inspection criteria for the associated instrument procedure
- Criteria development process
- Consider test/qualification activities accomplished prior to flight inspection (inspection ≠ design approval)
- Assess site-specific elements of LAAS procedures and confirm availability of service
- Identify objectives and parameters to be assessed
- Generate assessment procedures and tolerances
- Conditions required to put facility/procedure in service
- Develop inspection criteria and procedure that facilitate effective, efficient sampling of service volume
- USDOT/FAA Notice 8200.116
- Flight Inspection/ Validation of Ground-Based Augmentation System (GBAS) Precision Approach and Flight Procedures”
- Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR)
- Honeywell SLS-4000 ground facility
- December 8-15, 2009
- Commissioned GLS (LAAS) approach procedures to runways 22L, 22R and 11
- Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (KIAH)
- February 24 – March 4, 2012
- Six instrument approach procedures commissioned