FAA OFFICIALS CONCEDE THAT WAAS DOES NOT PROVIDE CATEGORY 1 PRECISION APPROACH LANDING CAPABILITY

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION officials concede that the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) does not provide Category 1 precision approach landing capability, but what it will deliver, in 2002, is lateral navigation and vertical navigation down to minimums of 350 feet with one mile of visibility...

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