[Avionics Magazine 05-09-2016] Europe has established its first Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance (LPV)-200 approaches at Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) in Paris, France, according to the ...

MINERAL WELLS, Texas, 4 Dec. 2011. The Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) from the Cobham plc Commercial Systems segment in Mineral Wells, Texas, has received supplemental type certificate ...

TUCSON, Ariz., 3 June 2015. A Sikorsky S-92 helicopter operated by CHC Helikopter Service and equipped with dual Universal Avionics SBAS-Flight Management Systems (FMS) carried out the first Localizer ...

Thales recently won an FAA award for up to 300 ILS systems, to be installed between 2007 and 2013. Many will replace older equipment, but at least 100 systems will provide precision approaches at new ...

The choice between ILS and WAAS GPS (LPV) approaches depends on aircraft equipment, specific airport conditions (e.g., mountainous terrain, icing), and operational needs, as both can offer similar low ...

No audio available for this content. Aeroflex Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp., has announced its capability to simulate WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) LPV ...

LPV-200 approaches aim to provide ILS Cat-I minimums (200-foot Decision Altitude) using GPS/WAAS, but achieving this requires specific airport infrastructure, including precision markings, lighting, ...

A Dassault Falcon 2000LXS has become the first business jet to fly an instrument approach with a published localizer performance with vertical guidance (LPV) minima of 200ft (LPV200), using the ...

No audio available for this content. The GNC 355 is a GPS navigator with localizer performance with vertical (LPV) approach guidance and a built-in communications radio. (Photo: Garmin) Garmin ...

Textron’s Bell Helicopter announced its Bell 429 won certification of a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) permitting a 9-deg. glidepath on LPV approaches at a minimum velocity for instrument ...

March 27, 2013. Aeroflex has announced its GPSG-1000 Portable GPS Simulator can now simulate WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) LPV (Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance). The FAA created ...

Garmin has introduced the GNC 355 – a GPS navigator with Localizer Performance with Vertical (LPV) approach guidance, complete with a built-in Comm radio. With the new GNC 355, pilots can take ...