26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-5.4.2

FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS OF ACHIEVING A STABILIZED APPROACH

M. M. Heiligers, T. van Holten, M. Mulder
TU Delft, Netherlands

Keywords: Approach, Stabilized Approach, Pilot, Task Demand Load, RNAV

Stabilized approaches and adhering to standard operating procedures (SOPs) improve safety in approach-and-landing flight operations. This paper describes a computer simulation that predicts whether it is possible to fly a newly designed approach stabilized and according to SOPs, and that is intended as an additional tool during approach design.

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