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The first in Poland and at the same time one of the few in Europe - this is the extended ILS system of category IIIB at the airport in Gdask EPGD. The new system is operational from today January 28 with the entry into force of the new Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control cycle the so-called AIRAC.The Gdask airport is now able to perform Category IIIB CAT IIIB landing operations in the direction of the 29 runway in very unfavorable weather conditions the so-called Low Visibility Conditions LVP. For CAT IIIB the landing decision height may be less than 15 m 50 ft with a visibility range along the runway less than 200 m but not less than 75 m.- At PANSA we strongly focus on innovation. The launch of ILS category IIIB at the airport in Gdask is a move of this airport to the forefront in terms of innovation and modernity. The latest system will affect safety the ability to perform flight operations in difficult conditions and traffic flow. It is also an example of very good cooperation between the PANSA teams the airport in Gdask and the Civil Aviation Authority - said Janusz Janiszewski president of the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency which is the owner of the newly launched Gdask ILS system.How was the adaptation of the Gdask ILS to category IIIB look like on the part of PANSA Agency incl. modified this system by installing a far-field monitor to monitor signal quality. It was also necessary to equip the stand on the air traffic control tower TWR. Then the operational controllers and technical employees working at the airport in Gdask were comprehensively trained in terms of using the system in the category IIIB regime. The agency also carried out the necessary calibration of the entire system by flying the popular Parrot - the plane of the PANSA Aviation Inspection.In addition PANSA experts conducted a series of consultations with airport employees and representatives of airlines in terms of the preparation of appropriate procedures and operational documentation. Finally the Agencys employees also took part in joint exercises with the Airports employees to check the proper operation of all new elements.All the time PANSAs operational employees participated in the certification process of Gdask Airport to perform CAT IIIB operations. As a consequence this allowed the Civil Aviation Authority to successfully carry out the certification process and to issue a certificate for Gdask airport on January 15 2021 extending the operation of the previous category of the ILS system.- The implementation of this investment was an excellent team effort and therefore to the President of the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency Janusz Janiszewski and the President of the Civil Aviation Authority Piotr Samson I would like to thank you for the hard and professional work of their people. Without their effort and commitment the most modern ILS system in Poland would not exist at the airport in Gdask - said Tomasz Kloskowski President of the Gdask Airport. Lech Wasa.ILS Instrument Landing System is a low visibility landing aid system. Its task is to guide the aircraft with the prescribed landing course along the approach path. This makes it possible to perform landing operations e.g. at a low cloud base or in foggy conditions when the pilot cannot see the airport himself. ILS comes in three classes including affect the category of a given airport.
