The NBAA has asked the FAA to “hit the pause button” on decommissioning old circling approaches, as well as those with circling minima, until the agency evaluates recent glitches in some FMS and navigational databases. The FAA said new area navigation technologies have fostered a doubling of usable approach procedures in the past decade and hence the agency’s efforts to drop unnecessary IAPs.
FAA Should Halt Instrument Approach Decommissioning, for Now
Key Takeaways:
- The NBAA has asked the FAA to pause the decommissioning of older circling approaches and those with circling minima.
- This request follows recent FMS and navigation database glitches, specifically Rockwell Collins pulling thousands of procedures due to potential "climb to" altitude errors that could misdirect aircraft.
- The NBAA wants the FAA to re-evaluate how these database issues factor into approach cancellation criteria, ensuring that decommissioning efforts don't leave airports without sufficient usable approach options.
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