Chennai: It was supposed to be a Christmas gift for pilots handling newer planes. Instead, the Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) - an advanced landing assist system than can support 26 landings simultaneously - is up and running at the airport for the last two weeks. Not only has this testing phase begun ahead of schedule, it is officially the first such system at an airport in Southeast Asia, according to Airports Authority of India (AAI).
Using GPS towers, this system will send an updated flight path to planes on any runway, coming in from any end so that pilots can land in any weather. It will also offer real-time corrections on air-speed, tilt and path to ensure there is no error. The existing system, ILS, will also be in use simultaneously, till all planes can operate with GBAS. “It is more precise and cost-effective and removes several hurdles like a shortage of runway.
01/10/14 Daniel Thimmayya/New Indian Express
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Using GPS towers, this system will send an updated flight path to planes on any runway, coming in from any end so that pilots can land in any weather. It will also offer real-time corrections on air-speed, tilt and path to ensure there is no error. The existing system, ILS, will also be in use simultaneously, till all planes can operate with GBAS. “It is more precise and cost-effective and removes several hurdles like a shortage of runway.
01/10/14 Daniel Thimmayya/New Indian Express
