Embraer 170 Autoland Certified

The Brazilian aviation authority, Centro Técnico Aeroespacial (CTA), and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have certified Embraer's 170 to perform autoland operations in CAT (category) IIIa visibility conditions.

CAT IIIa capability nominally allows an approach and landing to be conducted in visibility as low as 600 feet (or 200 meters) of RVR (runway visual range).  The CAT IIIa approval also allows the autoland system to be used during CAT I or II approaches.

Embraer says it expects the FAA to certify the system for CAT IIIa shortly.  02-22-2006.

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