FAA procures $2.7 million order of Vaisala's AviMet Runway Visual Range systems
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
(Louisville, CO, June 29, 2010) In December 2009, the US Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) approved Vaisala AviMet® PC-Based Runway Visual Range (RVR)
system for air traffic control use in airports across the country. The FAA
recently procured a $2.7 million order from Vaisala for Runway Visual Range
(RVR) systems, including 16 Basic RVR systems and the associated sensors under
the existing contract.
The primary users of the system are air traffic controllers who access RVR data
through an improved display application, also developed by Vaisala. Runway
Visual Range is a calculated assessment of the distance that a pilot can see
down a runway. Prevailing weather conditions have the most impact on RVR, but
ambient light levels and runway light settings also play an important part in
the equation. In addition to having an obvious impact on flight safety, RVR
assessment also has an impact on airport capacity as runways can be safely kept
open longer under diminishing weather conditions.
Vaisala's RVR system is a PC-based solution that provides fully automated runway
visual range assessment and reporting. The system consists of Vaisala's
state-of-the-art optical sensors for determining meteorological optical range
(FS11) and measuring ambient light level (LM21), and of a newly developed runway
light intensity monitor. A data processing unit collects the data, calculates
RVR values and provides the data to users via various interfaces.
More information:
Geoff Bing, Regional Market Manager, Airports, USA
Tel. +1 303 262 4037, geoff.bing (a) vaisala.com
www.vaisala.com/weather/products/avi-rvr.html
About Vaisala
Vaisala is a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement. Building
on more than 70 years of experience, Vaisala contributes to a better quality of
life by providing a comprehensive range of innovative observation and
measurement products and services for meteorology, weather critical operations
and controlled environments. Headquartered in Finland, Vaisala employs over
1400 professionals worldwide and is listed on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki.www.vaisala.com
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