Avionics
Honeywell Preparing FMS-guided Visual Approach for KHPN
The new approaches give pilots visual guidance at challenging airports
Sound visual approach Runway 34 at Westchester Country Airport
The Sound visual approach to Runway 34 at Westchester Country Airport can be challenging, but Honeywell's recently tested RNAV H FMS guided visual approach will give pilots more guidance for either hand flying or using the autopilot to safely reach the runway end in a stable state. © FAA

Honeywell is expanding its roster of FMS-guided visual (FGV) approaches and has completed testing of the latest such approach for the Westchester County Airport (KHPN) Sound Visual Runway 34. The FGV approach at KHPN will give lateral and vertical guidance to Runway 34, which can be hand-flown or coupled to the aircraft’s autopilot.

Honeywell’s FGV approaches provide a safer path to runway ends that offer some additional challenge and risk to business jet pilots. “The intent is to improve the likelihood of a stable approach by providing a precise, repeatable, lateral and vertical flight path that can be fully coupled to the autopilot or hand flown,” according to Honeywell.

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