Transponder Landing System

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VOR-DME wrote:

So my question - does this type of approach really exist, other than on
Wikipedia? Can someone point me to an approach plate that says "TLS" on the
top? What would lead a purportedly expert consultant to recommend this type
of approach for installation in a New England airport today?


I checked the rec.aviation archives, since the topic has come up here
before, and every airport mentioned in the various threads doesn't
have any approaches with "TLS" in the title now. The airports
mentioned (Minden,NV; Watertown, WI; Madras, OR) all have GPS and/or
VOD/DME approaches now. In other searches, Subic Bay and Santa
Cruz, Brazil have come up as having TLS approaches, but I can't
find any plates online for those airports.

TLS is an interesting technical solution to the need for non-straight
instrument approaches without needing new equipment on the plane,
but it seems GPS approaches have replaced TLS approaches since most
planes flying IFR have GPS these days.

As for why an 'expert' would recomend a TLS approach over a GPS
approach, I wonder what the exports connection to ANPC is?

John
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