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A Non-Precision Instrument Approach Procedure with Vertical Guidance (IPV) for Aircraft Landing Using GPS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2001

G. Sasi Bhushana Rao ,
A. D. Sarma ,
V. Venkata Rao  and
K. Ramalingam
G. Sasi Bhushana Rao
Affiliation:
Osmania University, India Airports Authority of India
A. D. Sarma
Affiliation:
Osmania University, India
V. Venkata Rao
Affiliation:
Osmania University, India
K. Ramalingam
Affiliation:
Airports Authority of India
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Abstract

In the near future, Spaced-Based Augmentation Systems (such as the Wide Area Augmentation System in North America) will become operational, permitting the use of GPS as a primary system for all phases of flight. Recently the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has recommended the use of un-augmented GPS as a supplemental navigation system for all phases of flight including non-precision approaches. In this paper, the salient features of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system in India, and the use of conventional navigational aids are described. A new landing procedure is proposed using un-augmented GPS known as ‘a non-precision instrument approach procedure with vertical guidance (IPV)’ for Hyderabad Airport, Runway 27. This procedure, if implemented, would be cost-effective and reliable for many airports in India. An algorithm has also been developed for determining the range and bearing between the departure and the arrival waypoints of an aircraft using the IPV.

Keywords

1. GPS2. Air Traffic Control3. Approach and Landing
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 54 , Issue 2 , May 2001 , pp. 281 - 291
Copyright
© 2001 The Royal Institute of Navigation

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