Avionics
More Runways Served by Honeywell Guided Visual Approaches
Procedures simplify visual approaches and make them safer to fly
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The pilot’s view while flying the Dekalb Peachtree Runway 3R FMS guided visual approach, which can be coupled to the autopilot © Honeywell

Honeywell’s FMS Navigation database upgrade, which offers FMS guided visual (FGV) approaches as an optional add-on, now includes nine new FGV approaches at airports including Ocean Reef (07FA) in Florida; Albuquerque, New Mexico (KABQ); and London Biggin Hill (EGKB). The database is growing by eight to 10 approaches per month and is expected to reach nearly 100 by April, according to Honeywell.

FGV approaches help pilots mitigate the risk of flying visual approaches to runways that are constrained by obstacles or operational restrictions, or have other risky characteristics, according to Honeywell senior technical sales manager Carey Miller. Pilots using FGV approaches are experiencing large reductions in flight deviations, he added. The approaches are available for aircraft equipped with Honeywell avionics.

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