Technical Support of the Wall Street/Battery Park City Heliport MLS (Microwave Landing System) Project.
Abstract
During the winter and spring of 1985, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Eastern Region in conjunction with the Guidance and Airborne Systems Branch at the FAA Technical Center conducted a demonstration of a Microwave Landing System (MLS) located at a downtown heliport. This report describes both the industry/user and FAA Technical Center activities during the evaluation period. It describes the evaluation methodology and addresses topics concerning both technical and operational issues. It also describes the helicopter procedures flown during this evaluation and provides an analysis of signal coverage and the user's subjective opinions concerning the acceptability and perceived workload associated with these procedures. It was concluded that MLS to heliports is a viable asset to the helicopter Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) community, however, its full benefits may not be realized in the Battery Park/Wall Street area without revisiting the necessity and demand for the New York Terminal Control Area (TCA) Visual Flight Rules (VFR) operating exclusion area. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA165073
Entities
People
- Barry R. Billmann
- James H. Enias
- Michael Webb
Organizations
- Federal Aviation Administration