A method of establishing a runway approach procedure for an aircraft at a selected runway, comprises, for obstacles in the final approach segment of the flightpath and having obstacle range values greater than the datum range, calculating a missed approach surface height at a projected intersection of a missed approach surface with a descending vertical error budget surface and a corresponding Distance to Height of Missed Approach Surface from the runway (DHMAS). For obstacles in the final approach segment and having obstacle range values less than the datum range, a missed approach surface height and a corresponding DHMAS are calculated using ascending climb gradient requirements. All DHMAS values are compared, and a controlling obstacle is determined as the obstacle having a greatest DHMAS. A decision altitude for the controlling obstacle is calculated, and the runway approach procedure is updated with the decision altitude. Relativistic metadata other obstacles can also be calculated and stored.
METHOD FOR EVALUATING FLIGHT PATHS AND FLIGHT PATH ENGINE
2018-05-10
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |
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