ATC
Precision Approaches Take Shape
Hickok & Associates of Orange Beach, Ala., has developed a network of 19 GPS approaches to hospitals in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for aeromedical operator

Hickok & Associates of Orange Beach, Ala., has developed a network of 19 GPS approaches to hospitals in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for aeromedical operator CareFlite of Grand Prairie, Texas. Ray Dauphinais, vice president of operations for CareFlite, told AIN that Steve Hickok, president of Hickok & Associates, has submitted the approaches to the FAA and is hoping for approval before next winter.

CareFlite already has approval to fly its five Agusta A109 Powers under single-pilot IFR operations from airport to airport in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. A dozen of its 28 pilots are single-pilot-IFR qualified. Approval of the GPS approaches will extend this authorization to the hospitals, providing CareFlite with an enhanced margin of safety when flying in poor weather conditions.

Loading…