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Search Results: keywords:"RNAV GPS procedures"

  • Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:86 FR 10888
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing to create Class E airspace starting at 700 feet above the surface for Morton Hospital Heliport in Taunton, MA. This is to support new GPS-based navigation procedures and improve the safety of flights in this area. The proposal also involves updating the name and location details of Taunton Municipal Airport-King Field. Comments on this proposal are invited by April 9, 2021, and can be submitted online or by mail.

    Simple Explanation

    The government wants to create a special safe flying area above Morton Hospital in Taunton, Massachusetts so that helicopters can use new GPS technology to land safely. They also want to fix the name and location details of a nearby airport, and everyone is invited to share their thoughts on this idea by mailing or writing online.

  • Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:86 FR 3893
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a rule to create a new Class E airspace in Newburyport, Massachusetts, specifically for the Anna Jaques Hospital Heliport. This airspace would start from 700 feet above the surface, helping with new GPS-based procedures for helicopter landings. The proposal aims to enhance safety and manage air traffic better for flights operating under instrument flight rules around the hospital. The public can submit comments on this proposal until March 1, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA wants to make a special zone in the sky above a hospital in Newburyport, Massachusetts, so helicopters can use GPS to land safely, and people have until March 1, 2021, to say what they think about it.