Navigation Flashcards

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Coordinate System

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-WGS-84
-World Geodetic System at 1984

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Reliable Localizer Coverage

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-20 degrees 25 / 18
-35 degrees 17 / 10
-ICAO / FAR

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Localizer Signal

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-VHF signals
-Consists two overlapping cone shaped patterns
-Left lobe 90Hz, Right Lobe 150Hz modulation

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4
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Glidepath Signal

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-UHF signals
-Consists two overlapping cone shaped patterns
-Top lobe 90Hz, Bottom lobe 150Hz

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5
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Low Visiblity Minimas

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-CAT I: 200ft / RVR 550m - Visibility 800m
-CAT II: 100ft / RVR 300m
-CAT IIIa: <100ft / 175m
-CATIIIb: <100-50ft / 150-125m with fail passive rollout
-CATIIIb lowest: <50 / 75m with fail operational rollout
-CATIIIc: no DH / no limit with fail operational rollout

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APV

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-Approach with Vertical Guidance
-LNAV/VNAV approaches
-Have DA/DH instead of MDA/MDH

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LPV

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-Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance
-More precise than APV
-They need SBAS

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Baro-VNAV

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-No need for cold weather correction but path changes within limits
-They have min operational temperature
-When used SBAS path does not change

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RNP LNAV only Approach

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-Uses MDA/MDH
-Obstruction different than LNAV/VNAV

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Side-step Maneuver

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-RWYs must be within 1200ft
-May be called “Swing Over”
-Uses MDA/MDH

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SBAS / GBAS

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-Satellite Based Augmentation System / WAAS: Wide Area Augmentation System
-Ground Based Augmentation System / LAAS: Local Area Augmentation System

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RAIM

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-Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring by aircraft equipment
-Requires one additional satellite to be available withing range

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Oceanic PBN

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-RNP 2
-RNP 4
-RNAV 10 (RNP 10)

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Difference between RNP and RNAV

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RNP requires on-board performance monitoring and alerting equipment

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A-RNP

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-Advanced RNP
-Includes RNAV 1/2/5 and RNP 1/2 + RNP Approach
-It’s a package

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16
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En-route RNAVs

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-Oceanic RNAV 10, RNP 2/4
-US RNAV 1/2
-SAM, ME, EUR RNAV 5 (B-RNAV in EUR)

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Approach RNP

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Between 0.3 - 0.1

18
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Baro-VNAV Max Deviation

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+-75ft

19
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B-RNAV

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-Track keeping accuracy of +-5NM for at least 95% of flight time
-Uses VOR, DME, GPS signal
-INS can be used up to 2hr after last radio update

20
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Max Approach Angle For RNAV

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3.7 degrees

21
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RCP and RSP

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-Required Communication/Surveillance Performance
-RCP 240 means the process takes 240 seconds
-Flight crew response time is standard: 60sec

22
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RVSM Undershoot/Overshoot Limit

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150ft

23
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RVSM Equipment Requirements

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-2 seperate altimeters
-Automatic with ALT HOLD
-1 altitude reporting transponder
-1 Altitude alerting device (300ft)

24
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Unnamed Waypoint by Coordinates

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Starting from top right and clockwise: E / S / W / N