FAB GEIV aircraft checks auxiliary equipment on the runway at Salgado Filho Airport

Between October 7 and 11, the GEIV aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) carried out flights to check the equipment that assists aircraft in the approach, landing and take-off procedures at Salgado Filho Airport, in Porto Alegre. This activity is part of the approval process for the rehabilitation works on the landing and take-off runway, as a result of the damage caused by the flood in May 2024.</p> The GEIV will the PAPIs (Precision Approach Path Indicator) of the recessed headlands, 11 and 29, and the Localizer/DME of headland 11. After this activity, the equipment records are analyzed so that a homologation document can be issued.</p> Papi is a device that assists the pilot, as it provides visual guidance on the descent slope for non-precision approaches. Localizer is a horizontal guidance system in the instrument landing system. In Porto Alegre, it is together with the DME, which provides distance information.</p> ;</p> Read also: </strong></p> GOL marks its presence with a green aircraft at the sanctioning event for the Fuel of the Future Law, in Brasília</a></li> In the face of a strike, Boeing counted 33 aircraft delivered in September</a></li> Azul Viagens grows 33% in sales and strengthens its presence in Campo Grande</a></li> </ul> ;</p> With information: Fraport Brasil</a></em></p>