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- From: Bob Noel
- Subject: Re: GPS and IFR Approache
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.130537.19415@linus.mitre.org>
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- References: <1992Dec11.175343.28252@linus.mitre.org> <1992Dec17.163931.17281@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> <1992Dec17.200401.19185@linus.mitre.org> <1gt6nsINNil7@life.ai.mit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 13:05:37 GMT
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- In article <1gt6nsINNil7@life.ai.mit.edu> olsen@HING.LCS.MIT.EDU (James Olsen)
- writes:
- >
- >MLS is a Microwave *Landing* System, and a very good one, if you are
- >flying to an MLS-equipped airport (i.e., a big airport).
-
- wrong. MLS is *NOT* a "big airport" only system. In fact, Canadians
- are using MLS to provide precision approaches to smaller airports
- that are unsuitable for ILS.
-
- >However, it does not help with enroute navigation
-
- yes, obviously (or at least it should be obvious) a system that can
- handle enroute and landing (and departure) can have advantages with
- respect to panel space.
-
- >nor with small airports that
- >won't qualify for MLS, much less with airports that don't have any
- >instrument approach aids at all.
- >
-
- wrong. see above.
-
-
- >GPS is a *Global* Positioning System. Since it is available everywhere,
-
- Will the availability of the veritical accuracy of GPS (I believe the term
- is VDOP) be sufficient for Cat II or III requirements? btw, an
- availability of "most of the time" isn't good enough.
-
-
- >it can potentially
- >give much greater value. It is likely to eventually offer:
- >
- > - enroute navigation
- >
- > - non-precision approaches (very good ones), even at airports with
- > *no* ground equipment
- >
- > - precision approaches with ground equipment even cheaper than MLS
-
- ground equipment is only part of the total system cost.
-
- >
- >Therefore, the question will probably not be "MLS or GPS", but "GPS or
- >GPS+MLS". MLS will have a tough time winning that one, especially in GA.
- >
-
- If, repeat IF, GPS can provide the integrity required for Cat I,II or III
- approaches (and veritical accuracy), it won't be much of a contest.
-
- Bob Noel
- My views are my own, not MITRE's
-