The debate over some form of advanced electronic system to ; _ improve the reliability: of the. no ‘Terrace airport has been putter- - itig along for years. Most recent- Oo ly,: with Transport Canada hav- ~ing. made.a commitment to even- tually, upgrade all Candian air- ports by- installing a microwave landing system (MLS) at each, the. debate has changed to, - . “which system do we want?’’ - ICAO, the International Civil '. Aviation Organization, is an ‘arm. of the United Nations -. which sets international aviation standards and has targetted the year 2000 for a fully integrated world-wide MLS network. *-The Terrace-Kitimat Airport = Advisory Committee isn't sure ' what system would be the best but they are sure of one thing ~ an instrument landing system (LS) would be far more eco- -‘momical as far as Terrace ‘is '. concerned for both the Ministry _ Of Transport and the air carriers a “using the airport. For this rea- _ son, they have been pushing for . . a specific site test at the Terrace. - airport to determine, ence. and:: . for all, if an ILS system. would ‘effectively reduce landing’limits: The ministry has, declined this. . “request, because, © cording sdo : a = Ow many ways can you land an airplane? | ern seaboard, where there are hundreds of airports. serving thousands of . aircraft . daily. MLS can provide twice as many frequencies and . twice the ac- curacy and is well suited to this. situation. ‘It’s easier to stay on signal, >” says Morris. “It’s more precise.”” But is that important in our own situation? It may not matter; Terrace airport manager Darryl Laurent says that the Ministry of Trans- port consultant completed a sur- vey Of the Terrace airport a few weeks ago and we could have an MLS system operational by 1991 or 1992. He explained a few details about the various systems but: the significance of MLS: compared to.ILS wasn’t clear, The present system uses a ‘‘lo- _calizer’’ (the radio installation beside Hwy. 37 one mile south of the airport entrance) which allows aircraft to zero in on a signal one mile from the run- way. This allows the pilot to find the airport, but not neces- sarily the runway.. Once ‘over the airport, ‘the pilot. must continue flying north, - circle over: Tertace, and then makéhis final approach, Under Ministry regulations. the current limits are runway, visibility at. missed approach knowing exact- ly where he was. and fly directly . over the runway. ILS installations are presently ‘in operation at Sandspit, Prince Rupert and Prince George. And in the Prince Rupert situation, for example, Laurent says the current, limits are a 1/2 mile visibilty at an altitude of 200 feet. This is due in part to ILS but is also affected by the topog- raphy surrounding the airport. One important fact, in this - debate, - however, is that the -whole argument is about relia- bility, not safety. While in Ter- race, Canadian Aviation Safety Board chief investigator Roger Ayotte made.it clear that while all. factors in an air crash are considered, airport safety is gen- erally not a factor, The Ministry of Transport sets minimum Janding visibility. requirements for every airport and factors such as location, topography, weather, the volume of traffic and other factors of concern are involved in their calculations. In other words, all: Canadian air- ports are equally safe — it’s just a matter of how often you get to — land at a particular airport when following zen regulations. Local residents can do some early Christmas shopping, en- courage young people to read, and support our local library all at the same time. Children’s librarian Gillian Campbell (above) displays | one of hundreds of posters featuring Terrace — hockey pro Jeff Sharples, available at the library’ for $5 - — Or $9 for the laminated version — that make a great stocking: stuffer and promote reading. at the same time. Detroit Red- wings defenceman Sharples and John Roders of Jon’s 3 Photo. . Graphics donated their professional time to help produce the -poster.-All profits after printing will Bo ‘towards: Supporting, . ~ Morris says the committee’: approach : to the runway’ the ‘advisory committee chairman, 527 feet with agninitnum visibili- ue wis ca the library. : > ‘Terry Morris, the imminence of’''ty of two miles! This means tliat “°°<"> + aint Bes enti Casati tacts oi ee yan Na "MLS ‘precludes’ any further. ‘if the pilot can’t’see the runway. es : a - a ~ ‘studies, at 527 feet during. his. circle ot . _ > NOTICE OF POLL | doesn’t agree with this, though; : landing must be aborted and an +» for a number of reasons. First. alternate. airport used.’ The the committee isn’t sure, and . ‘problem with the current sys- hasn't received any reassurance . tem, says Laurent, is that the — - from the ministry, that MLS-will pilot must.. start his ‘missed be any better in Terrace than approach’’ without knowing ex-. "ILS. Secondly, MLS equipment . actly. where he is and must again is far more expensive than con-. fly over the localizer to deter- _ ventional ILS equipment and mine his position before leaving ‘carriers are hesititant to: make Terrace air space. the investment just to land at a’ The difference with an ILS or few specified airports. And MLS system is that the pilot ‘finally, the physical charac- would be able to approach the - teristics‘ of an ILS installation’ runway from the north by fol- ' - would be suitable for upgrading lowing an electronic beacon. By to MLS when and if necessary: . following the signal, the pilot ILS installation costs, therefore, would adopt a 3.2 degree glide- would be a one time cost and no. slope directly toward the runway . different -than with the knowing he was clear of all : ministry’ s intention to go direct- obstacles as’ long as he was on. 7 ly to an MLS system. And, says. ‘the signal. Also, current limits Morris, “If it works, it gives would be reduced to about 1-1/2 — everyone the same limits at a mile visibility and an altitude of. lower cost.”’ 300 to 400 feet. With this _. - Morris explains that MLS sys- system, the aircraft would be ap- “tems are far more accurate than proachirig the runway and if it - conventional’ ILS systems. was not ‘visible at the minimum They're great for the U.S. east- height, the pilot would begin his || ARE YOU GETTING THE MOST ‘OUT OF YOUR COMPUTER? | IF NOT... CALL 635-3444 AND ASK FOR» RAINER. 7 -. 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