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Advanced application of the MADGE approach aid offshore

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

R. W. G. Clarke
R. W. G. Clarke*
Affiliation:
M.E.L., Crawley
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The MADGE aircraft approach aid is being supplied to Mobil for fitment to the Beryl ‘A’ Platform in the North Sea where multiple approach paths, offset in both azimuth and elevation are to be provided. Application has been made to the UK Civil Aviation Authority for approach limits of 150 ft (200 ft for Beryl ‘A’) Minimum Descent Altitude and 300 metres RVR equivalent.

MADGE was originally designed to meet a NATO requirement for a tactical approach aid which could be carried by two men, and set up in 15 minutes and give guidance to all aircraft types. This is a totally different application from the one at Beryl ‘A’ and yet it uses the standard MADGE production airborne equipment and standard MADGE production ground station units supplemented by ancillary ground equipment to provide offset tracks and monitoring facilities.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 83 , Issue 819 , March 1979 , pp. 92 - 95
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1979 

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