Universal Avionics equipped CHC S-92 completes first EGNOS LPV rotorcraft approach in Norway

A CHC Helikopter Service Sikorsky S-92 equipped with dual Universal Avionics SBAS-Flight Management Systems (FMS) carried out the first Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance (LPV) approach to Runway 07 in Florø, Norway. The flight, HKS 56T was on a transit flight from Bergen to Florø in aircraft LN-OQM. Florø is the first Norwegian airport (in support of oil and gas) to be equipped with LPV. The aircraft is fitted with dual Universal Avionics UNS-1Espw SBAS-FMSs, and uses four-axis fully-coupled modes (in the Pseudo-ILS mode) down to circling minima (due to tailwind). The flight crew was very enthusiastic about the simplicity of setup within the FMS, auto-arming and auto-activation, which reduced pilot workload compared to other approach types. Several LPV approaches have been carried out since the operations at Florø.