Wed, Mar 23, 2011
Broadens Airport Access For Falcon 50, Beechjet 400A/Hawker
400XP Operators
Operators of Dassault Falcon 50 aircraft equipped with Pro Line
21 avionics and Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP aircraft equipped with
Pro Line 4 avionics will broaden their access to more than 2,300
airports with Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance (LPV)
approaches through LPV upgrade Supplemental Type Certificates
(STCs) from Rockwell Collins. The announcement was made Wednesday
at the Aircraft Electronics Association's (AEA) Convention and
Trade Show.
With 22 LPV STCs, Rockwell Collins is the leading provider of
Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)/LPV solutions for Part 25
aircraft manufactured by Bombardier, Cessna, Dassault, Gulfstream,
and Hawker Beechcraft.
The STCs, held by Rockwell Collins and available through the
company's network of certified dealers, will give operators access
to LPV approaches in North America with CAT I equivalent
minimums.
Pro Line 21 Panel
The LPV certification complements Rockwell Collins' STC to
upgrade the entire Pro Line 21 and Pro Line 4 fleet to the
company's WAAS-capable GPS-4000S receiver. Upgrades to the
GPS-4000S allow operators to simplify operations by using GPS as
primary means of navigation and to eliminate the time-consuming
Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM) check. WAAS
improves the availability and integrity of GPS navigation for all
classes of aircraft in all flight operations, including en route
navigation as well as airport departure and arrival procedures.
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