Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS) today announced that the
certified Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) is available on
Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21-equipped King Air C90GTi aircraft. HBS
facilities are now taking orders and scheduling aircraft for this
new upgrade.
The WAAS installation offers operational flexibility and cost
savings associated with direct area navigation routes, which allow
for improved access to special use airspace, high traffic and/or
terrain challenged airports.
Another benefit of the HBS WAAS installation is greater mission
success through the use of WAAS enabled Localizer Performance with
Vertical Guidance (LPV) approaches. WAAS/LPV approaches, which are
nearly identical to traditional ILS approaches, provide decision
heights as low as 200 feet with one-half mile visibility, resulting
in improved safety and cost savings associated with the reduction
of missed approaches and flights to alternate airports. There are
currently more than 1,900 LPV approaches certified and in use in
the United States today, with up to 4,000 expected in the coming
years.
King Air C90
The HBS King Air C90GTi WAAS upgrade
follows the successful launch of Hawker 900XP, 800XP and 750 WAAS
installations, which were introduced in 2009. Additional WAAS
solutions will be available in the near future for the remaining
Pro Line 21 King Air and Premier models, as well as Hawker 400XP /
Beechjet 400A product lines equipped with Rockwell Collins
AMS-5000.
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