Originally Posted by
underfire
I understand, but really, ONE airport in the world has GBAS?
Just ask the FAA what a disaster GBAS has been at Newark and George Bush..
They will probably move the GBAS from Sydney to Melbourne.
Again, The aircraft that are already equipped to use GBAS will be recycled into beer cans before the onboard system is ever used.
GBAS implementation program | Airservices
Airservices Australia to deploy Honeywell SmartPath precision landing system at Sydney Airport 14 February 2013
Airservices Australia to deploy Honeywell SmartPath precision landing system at Sydney Airport - Airport Technology
Seems that Air Services Australia is doing more than you think
Europe is also putting prototypes out
OSLO, Norway, May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The European SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) program took an important step toward the objective of optimizing runway capacity under low visibility conditions today at Frankfurt Airport, when a prototype NORMARC 8100 CAT III Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) went into operation. SESAR is the public-private partnership that represents the technological dimension of the Single European Sky initiative, intended to give Europe a high-performance air traffic control infrastructure.
SESAR Prototype CAT III GBAS in Operation -- OSLO, Norway, May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ --
Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), a German air navigation service provider, plans to implement satellite-based precision landing in 2014. DFS and the Frankfurt airport operator, Fraport, recently signed a cooperation agreement for the installation of a Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS). The Frankfurt hub will become the first major international European airport with GBAS.
GBAS CAT I station to be implemented at Frankfurt Airport - Via Satellite
India are also implementing
NEW DELHI: The Chennai airport is all set to get India's first satellite-based aircraft approach and landing system which will not only enhance its capacity to handle more planes by providing multiple approaches but also help airlines save fuel cost.
The
Airports Authority of India today signed a contract with the US'
Honeywell for installation of India's first Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) at the Chennai airport, the country's third busiest airport after Delhi and Mumbai.
Chennai airport to get India's first SmartPath GBAS - Economic Times
You may be right about the use of GBAS in the US NAS though