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Old 12th Jun 2011, 19:41
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EASA screws the use of GPS approaches

Details here.

Pretty unbelievable.

Firstly, some years ago, EASA made GPS approach approval a Major mod, costing 4 figures (for paperwork, basically).

Then somebody must have told them that if they carry on like that, they can forget GPS approaches in Europe because almost nobody will be flying them.

So they relented and made the GPS-approach POH supplement a Minor mod... (other POH supplements, including one for flying LPV GPS approaches, remain a Major mod under EASA, making EGNOS a bit of an irrelevance).

Now they are back with an "Operational Approval" being required for any kind of GPS approach, for any EASA registered aircraft.

Idiots, working in some bunker, not listening, and totally out of touch with reality
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