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NEW AIRPORT GEAR SHOWS THE WAY IN THE FOG.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 29-DEC-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: NEW AIRPORT GEAR SHOWS THE WAY IN THE FOG.(Transportation)(The instrument system gives airline pilots precision guidance for low-visibility landings)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard

CORRECTION (ran 12/30/2005): A report Thursday incorrectly stated the ability of United Airlines flights to use a new landing system at the Eugene Airport. United's subcontractor at the airport, SkyWest Airlines, uses the Category II system and not the new Category III Instrument Landing System.

A high-tech landing system at the Eugene Airport is giving pilots a new way to see through the cotton candy fog that can shroud the Willamette Valley and force local air travelers on a long bus detour to and from Portland International Airport.

The new system puts Eugene among four airports in the Northwest using the advanced gear. The others are Portland, Spokane and Seattle-Tacoma.

The Category III Instrument Landing...



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