Autoland vs HUD, RNAV/RNP vs IAN?

[Critter717]

For the SWA and AAI folks:

I have only used autoland and Integrated Approach Navigation on AirTran airplanes. I'm curious if there are guys or gals that have used a combination of any of these(HUD,Autoland tranny style, IAN,RNAV/RNP) and can potentially offer some reasons as to why SWA would stick with the HUD. Additionally, why pursue RNAV/RNP, which is largely unavailable, instead of pressing the approach button and turning almost any non-precision approach into an ILS?

Thanks in advance.

 

[scoreboardII]

Only one reason, it's cheaper. Auto land configurations costs much more to maintain than one HUD.

 

[PropPiedmont]

That sounds like an excellent question to ask in ground school. Please ask if/when you're there.

 

[Ky.BrownBourbn]

Only one reason, it's cheaper. Auto land configurations costs much more to maintain than one HUD.

Bingo, We have a winner, You'll eventually figure out, everything here is about money! Saving it and they are dang good at it!

Later,
KBB

 

[StopNTSing]

A HUD is also useful for a whole lot more than just CATIII approaches.

 

[Juniority]

Yeah, ask lots of "why don't you..." questions and repeatedly point out how you did it at your last airline. You'll be popular.

Hasn't everyone heard how it works at SWA training by now? The last thing they want to hear is your opinion. And the last thing your classmates want to do is sit in that classroom one more minute than is absolutely necessary.

Just STFU and color inside the lines like a good boy. Then go on break and have some coffee. And then enjoy that coffee while perusing all the "I love me" pictures in the "Hallway of Ex-wives".

 

[XR650R]

Yeah, ask lots of "why don't you..." questions and repeatedly point out how you did it at your last airline. You'll be popular.

Hasn't everyone heard how it works at SWA training by now? The last thing they want to hear is your opinion. And the last thing your classmates want to do is sit in that classroom one more minute than is absolutely necessary.

Just STFU and color inside the lines like a good boy. Then go on break and have some coffee. And then enjoy that coffee while perusing all the "I love me" pictures in the "Hallway of Ex-wives".

+1 unfortunately.

 

[GhettoBeechjet]

Only one reason, it's cheaper. Auto land configurations costs much more to maintain than one HUD.

You forgot to mention because "that is the way we did it in the fighter"

 

[Damich]

Southwest is a company that is slow to adopt new technology.

 

[humveedriver]

IAN is good stuff. Makes any straight in non precision, a precision approach w/ a capturable glide path. Much cooler than using VS. RNP approaches using LNAV and VNAV would be about the same except they are not straight in approaches. Both make life alot easier/safer and hope someday SWA sees the value in this. There are more HUDs than autoland configured airplanes. That one ain't changing, unless the SWA POI insisted for some reason.