A new standard instrument arrival: the point merge system

Meric O. S., USANMAZ Ö.

AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING AND AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY, vol.85, no.2, pp.136-143, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 85 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1108/00022661311302742
  • Journal Name: AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING AND AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.136-143
  • Keywords: Airports, Instruments, Aircraft navigation, point merge system, Area navigation, Standard instrument arrival, Converging runways
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to design a new standard instrument arrival called the point merge system (PMS) for converging runways. The PMS enables controllers to handle traffic with no heading instruction, as well as aiming to reduce a controller's frequency occupancy time.