RNAV GPS approaches are common, with most requiring RNP 0.3 accuracy. Different types exist, including LNAV (non-precision, lateral only), LP (non-precision WAAS-mandatory), LNAV/VNAV (precision-like, ...

College Park Airport, founded in 1909, is the oldest operating airport in the world — and one of the most challenging to access. Shooting the RNAV approach to minimums and landing on just 2,191 feet ...

Landing a high performance turboprop on an RNAV approach is all about precision. The pilot follows digital guidance step by step, trusting instruments instead of outside visuals. Every altitude and ...

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has made a number of recommendations designed to enhance the safety of area navigation (RNAV) global navigation satellite system (GNSS) approaches ...

In August 2021, I participated in an inspection flight of a new approach procedure at one of the most challenging airports to land at in the U.S., Colorado’s Eagle County (KEGE) with Hughes Aerospace ...

FAA is on track to meet its early goals for introducing more approach and departure routes based on required navigation performance (RNP) and area navigation (RNAV), agency Associate Administrator for ...

Area navigation (RNAV) is a concept that predates the implementation of GPS by several decades. But it was with the advent of the latter, with its powerful microprocessors, compact size and global ...

Aim is for quieter, more accurate approaches that simplify air traffic management British Airways has begun trials of high-accuracy, continuous-descent approach techniques at London Heathrow airport.

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