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Old 11th Nov 2007, 21:25
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Is there any civilian helicopter in Europe able to fly Microwave Landing System approach ?
Are there any MLS approaches around in Europe ?
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Old 12th Nov 2007, 15:57
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IIRC The Ozzies first started testing MLS in the 70s and MLS was a great white hope in the 1980s. I think there was even talk of testing a system called MADGE that was used on naval vessels on an offshore installation.

Some countries in Europe (particularly those known for regular lowviz wx) embraced MLS a replacement to ILS. http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/issue/feature/807.html
I believe FAA suspended their MLS program in the mid 90s in favor of a GPS Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS).
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Don't know about MLS but DGPS it's a good alternative!
http://www.esa.int/esaNA/SEM098B474F_index_0.html
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