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This document contains information on the utilization of the Microwave Landing System (MLS) at heliports and helipads. It was designed to familiarize operators and users with the features of the MLS and its capabilities in supporting heliport operations. For this reason the major sections of the document present information on MLS siting, operational characteristics, selecting and specifying an MLS system. In addition, other sections provide additional MLS information to familiarize pilots with MLS avionics, pilot training requirements and aircraft performance considerations. (Author).
This report describes the development of establishment criteria for the standard Microwave Landing System (MLS) with approach lights. The criteria were empirically derived from a benefit/cost analysis. The key elements of the criteria are expressed as a function of (a) annual instrument approaches (AIA's) by user category, (b) non-precision approach minima on the candidate runway, and (c) the probability of IFR weather at the airport. It is estimated that through 1985, the criteria will identify 218 new MLS candidates. Through 1995 the number of potential candidates is expected to reach 324. In addition to these systems, there will be approximately 768 systems in the ILS inventory that will be replaced by an MLS in accordance with guidelines developed in FAA's Microwave Landing System Transition Plan. This represents 1092 (768 + 324) or approximately 1100 systems by 1995. Benefits of an MLS vary widely depending on the proportionate use of the MLS runway, the distribution of instrument weather at the airport, aircraft operating costs, average number of passengers, and other factors. The MLS candidate runways, after first being qualified by regional offices on the basis of establishment criteria published in Airway Planning Standard Number One (APS-1), will then be evaluated by a benefit/cost analysis at FAA Headquarters.
This document standardizes the communications protocol between the Remote Maintenance Monitoring System of the National Airspace System and Microwave Landing Systems of different design. The interface requirements include the electrical, mechanical, data link control, and application level interface requirements between the Microwave Landing System and Remote Maintenance Monitoring System. Communications functions specified include the establishment and termination of transmissions, and the structure, format, and encoding of messages and commands for transmission. Additionally the logical unit and datapoint addresses are defined for all Microwave Landing System monitored parameters and status parameters. (RRH).