Avionics
Honeywell Expands FMS Guided Visuals to Europe Airports
Six European airports will be added to start
Night time approach to Atlanta’s DeKalb Peachtree Airport
Since 2023, Honeywell’s FMS guided visual approaches have been available for flights into U.S. airports such as Atlanta’s DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. The company is now expanding those locations to include European destinations as well. © Honeywell Aerospace Technologies

Honeywell is expanding its flight management system (FMS) guided visual approach functionality into Europe. The company’s FMS guided visual (FGV) approaches have been available in North America since 2023, with the technology improving the chances of a stable visual approach by offering a precise, repeatable flight path that can be fully coupled to the autopilot or hand flown.

Titled “RNAV H” to differentiate from other RNAV instrument approaches, these procedures are an addition to the current FMS navigation database subscriptions, for use by operators conducting a visual approach to the runway. No regulatory approvals are required for FMS-guided visuals, Honeywell noted, and they can be loaded directly from the FMS navigation database.

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