ADi News2012-12-14 08:33:27
Horizon Air to equip all 48 of their Bombardier Q400 aircraft were modified with the Universal Avionics Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)
All 48 Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 aircraft have been modified with Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) using dual Universal Avionics' UNS-1Ew Flight Management Systems (FMS).
All aircraft are now WAAS, Required Navigation Performance (RNP) 0.3 Authorization Required (AR) and Cat III (two engine and single engine)-capable. "The completion of the final WAAS upgrade for the Q400 fleet marks an important milestone for our friends at Horizon," said Scott Campbell, Universal Avionics' Director of Airline and Military Sales. "We're extremely proud to be part of this innovative and cutting-edge team," he added.
"Transitioning from the UNS-1E to the UNS-1Ew FMS has been painless," said Perry Solmonson, Director of Flight Standards and Training at Horizon Air. "Our flight crews operationally understand the UNS-1E and the UNS-1Ew is a logical transition. The FMS works so well, our operating procedures advise pilots to fly FMS-based approaches, RNP/LPV, at all airports where minimums allow the flight to be completed. It is our goal that Air Traffic Control associates Horizon Air flights with RNP and LPV approaches. We have been flying RNP 0.3 AR approaches for over a year now and to date, our Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) program has recorded no unstable approaches on RNP approach procedures, both in IMC and VMC," he continued. Perry added that "the capabilities of the UNS-1Ew FMS has proven to be a game-changer."
Since introducing the first FMS in 1982 to the corporate aircraft market, Universal Avionics has continually enhanced the features and capabilities that the FMS offers. Today's WAAS/SBAS-FMSs combine the benefits of advanced programming; compact, lightweight packaging; and installation flexibility. The WAAS/SBAS-FMS meets stringent internal monitoring requirements to provide guidance to any of the available Minimum Descent Altitudes (MDA) levels available for RNAV (GPS) approach guidance: Localizer Performance with Vertical (LPV), Lateral Navigation/Vertical Navigation (LNAV/VNAV) and LNAV-only.
All 48 Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 aircraft have been modified with Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) using dual Universal Avionics' UNS-1Ew Flight Management Systems (FMS).
All aircraft are now WAAS, Required Navigation Performance (RNP) 0.3 Authorization Required (AR) and Cat III (two engine and single engine)-capable. "The completion of the final WAAS upgrade for the Q400 fleet marks an important milestone for our friends at Horizon," said Scott Campbell, Universal Avionics' Director of Airline and Military Sales. "We're extremely proud to be part of this innovative and cutting-edge team," he added.
"Transitioning from the UNS-1E to the UNS-1Ew FMS has been painless," said Perry Solmonson, Director of Flight Standards and Training at Horizon Air. "Our flight crews operationally understand the UNS-1E and the UNS-1Ew is a logical transition. The FMS works so well, our operating procedures advise pilots to fly FMS-based approaches, RNP/LPV, at all airports where minimums allow the flight to be completed. It is our goal that Air Traffic Control associates Horizon Air flights with RNP and LPV approaches. We have been flying RNP 0.3 AR approaches for over a year now and to date, our Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) program has recorded no unstable approaches on RNP approach procedures, both in IMC and VMC," he continued. Perry added that "the capabilities of the UNS-1Ew FMS has proven to be a game-changer."
Since introducing the first FMS in 1982 to the corporate aircraft market, Universal Avionics has continually enhanced the features and capabilities that the FMS offers. Today's WAAS/SBAS-FMSs combine the benefits of advanced programming; compact, lightweight packaging; and installation flexibility. The WAAS/SBAS-FMS meets stringent internal monitoring requirements to provide guidance to any of the available Minimum Descent Altitudes (MDA) levels available for RNAV (GPS) approach guidance: Localizer Performance with Vertical (LPV), Lateral Navigation/Vertical Navigation (LNAV/VNAV) and LNAV-only.
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