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Old 2nd Apr 2017, 20:28
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Gonzo
 
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No; it is a tangible benefit. It's far more than seconds.

When it was first used for CAT III, every MLS aircraft saved 1nm. With up to 25% of arrivals MLS equipped, landing rate in LVP could go from 24 per hour to 26-28. Not to be sniffed at in terms of delay profile.

GLS does not offer this benefit at all currently; I would be surprised if the first public transport CAT III GAST-D approach was made before 2021. At current pace, maybe '22 or '23?

And of those GLS-equipped aircraft flying today, how many are GAST-D? Not many, if any at all. So they will all need a software, if not a hardware upgrade before they can fly CAT III approaches.

In the meantime, wide aparture array ILS is the way forwards.
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