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 Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:55 pm Post subject: UK GPS Non-Precision Approach Trial - The Next Stage |
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UK GPS Non-Precision Approach Trial - The Next Stage
Date: 03 January 2007
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) trial of Global Positioning System
(GPS) non-precision approaches for General Aviation (GA) aircraft at six UK
airports ended on 31 December 2006. Over 150 reports were filed by pilots
and are now being analysed, and the CAA hopes to be in a position to
approve the use of GPS for non-precision approaches by GA pilots in summer
2007.
Ron Elder, Head of the CAA’s Safety Regulation Group’s Licensing Standards
Division, said: “I’d like to thank all the pilots who submitted reports and
all the airport and air traffic control staff who assisted in the trial.
The CAA is now working through the findings of the research and will
address issues resulting from the trial.
“After a slow start to the trial the number of reports gradually increased
and we now have enough data for the researchers at Leeds University and
Imperial College to provide a reliable set of results.”
The CAA will now be assessing the viability of the design, approval,
management and use of such approaches, by UK pilots and operators using the
trial data, together with reports and regulatory information from countries
already using GPS approaches. A full public consultation exercise is likely
to be required before any changes to policy or procedures are implemented
in respect of use of such approaches by GA pilots.
For media enquiries contact Jonathan Nicholson on 020 7453 6027.
Notes for Editors:
Pilot reports will not be seen by the CAA but are being independently
assessed by Leeds University and Imperial College, London.
GPS is a global satellite positioning system owned by the United States
Department of Defense for use on land, sea and in the air; and it is freely
available to all classes of users. It is a major component of the Global
Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).
GPS NPA operations are in use in other states; however the purpose of the
CAA trials is to determine the safety aspect specific to the UK aviation
environment.
The trials were conducted at Shoreham, Gloucestershire, Inverness, Exeter,
Durham Tees Valley and Blackpool.
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