Both in ICAO PANS-OPS and FAA TERPS there is a requirement to encode a set of final approach parameters into a binary file that is known as a Final Approach Segment (FAS) Data Block (DB). An encoding tool for both SBAS and GBAS procedures is now supported in the FPAssistant SDK and the app. [...]

Maximum Descent Gradient & Minimum Deceleration Distance Two new calculation required for FAA TERPS have been added to both the FPAssistant API and also to the Windows 10 app, work will begin soon for the Apple iOS and Google Android apps which will include these calculations as well. Here is a screen shot of the [...]

Work has progressed to add the functionality for ICAO Basic ILS surfaces and this development included lots of new classes for the SDK. Here is a screen shot of a completed basic ILS surface drawn using Microsoft Bing maps, only a few parameters are needed to calculate the points that define the polygons you see [...]