Originally Posted by wiggy
for example curved approaches to low minima
Can MLS really do curved? I thought it can do offset only. As there is no "center" beam on an MLS but a fan-shaped area in which the onboard equipment measures where you are in relation to the edges you can select an azimuth and glide angle. For a curved approach you'd need to change these during the approach which seems awkward to tricky.
A nice writeup is
here.