Wed, Sep 23, 2009
Collaboratively developed by the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT), WAAS is used to
combat the ionosphere disturbances, clock drift, and satellite
orbit errors that prevent basic GPS signals from meeting the FAA
requirements necessary for precision flight approach.
Through its system of approximately 25 ground reference stations
positioned across the continental United States and Hawaii, WAAS
utilizes collected data to create a GPS signal correction that is
then broadcast to WAAS-enabled receivers. The result is a GPS
accuracy improvement of approximately three meters 95% of the
time.
Many aircraft owners and pilots have heard of the Wide Area
Augmentation System; yet, for most aviators, WAAS remains a
complicated operational maze. Matthew McDaniel, owner of
Progressive Aviation Services, has developed a one-day seminar for
current WAAS-pilots and pilots considering a WAAS upgrade to help
build an informational foundation of both the benefit and usage of
WAAS technology. Covering all aspects of WAAS rules,
regulations, and operations, the seminar addresses WAAS-enabled
avionic systems and autopilots, as well as many IFR procedural
items for pilots.
Aero-TV attended one of Progressive Aviation Service’s
WAAS seminars, and took the opportunity to speak with McDaniel
about his most suggested WAAS tips. In the first part of his
series, McDaniel explains how to appropriately tackle learning the
WAAS technology.
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