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Old 21st Apr 2012, 07:41
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Yes, I read that in the paper a couple of weeks ago. The same article goes on to say:

"Airlines, including Jetstar, are also using Gold Coast Airport to trial satellite-based navigation technology known as Required Navigation Performance. It gives pilots a clear, narrow flight path, allows planes to travel on a direct route, saving fuel, and can safely guide planes around cloud-shrouded mountains, through valleys and on to the ground safely during low visibility and bad weather. Airport boss Paul Donovan said the airport was already RNP-capable, meaning it would habe the option to operate both ground-based and satellite-based tchnology."

So I am still none the wiser - which end are they talking about, and why do they need an ILS if they could use RNP instead?
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