The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority says it has installed new navigational equipment under a Government of Guyana project to modernize the Air Navigation Services.
In a statement today, it described the equipment as
1. The Timehri Instrument Landing System (ILS) which includes approach Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) and
2. A new High Powered DME co-located with the Timehri Very High Frequency Omni directional Radio Range (VOR)
It said that these en route navigational and landing aids were flight checked, tested and certified during the first week of February 2012 and have been commissioned for use by aircraft operating in Guyana’s National Airspace.
The statement said that prior to this installation, Guyana’s Air Navigation Services Navigational Infrastructure was supported by a single VOR only for eight years following the removal from service of the high powered DME in 1997 and subsequently the ILS in 2003 and followed by the decommissioning of the Non Directional Beacon. The statement added that navigation throughout Guyana’s airspace was achieved via the use of the VOR complemented by satellite technology such as the Global Positioning System (GPS) and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).
The ILS, according to the statement, provides enhanced capability during bad weather with poor visibility since it allows flight crews to make Precision Approaches for landing. The system comprises of a Localizer Transmitter, a Glide Path Transmitter and Distance Measuring Equipment.
The lack of these navigational instruments had been commented on in the past by local aviators. Providing them had been on the government’s agenda for several years.
