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International Flight Inspection Symposium
Oklahoma City, OK USA June 2008
Flight Evaluation and
Validation of RNP
AR/SAAAR
Instrument Flight
Procedures
Donald P. Pate
Aviation Airspace
Consulting
OVERVIEW
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EVALUATION & VALIDATION GUIDANCE
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RNP AR/SAAAR APPROACH PROCEDURES
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FLIGHT SIMULATOR EVALUATION
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FLIGHT OBSTACLE ASSESSMENT
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FLIGHT VALIDATION
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EVALUATION & VALIDATION GUIDANCE
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ICAO PBN MANUAL; DOC 9613
FAA DRAFT NOTICE : FLIGHT
VALIDATION (FV) OF SATELLITE-BASED
NAVIGATION (PBN) INSTRUMENT FLIGHT
PROCEDURES (IFP) N 8200.FV
SUPPORTING GUIDANCE IN PANS OPS;
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RNP AR OR SAAAR
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SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED
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FAA AUTHORIZATION: AC 90-101
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AIRCRAFT APPROVED FOR OPERATION
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FLIGHT CREW MUST BE QUALIFIED
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SIMILAR ILS CAT II/III AUTHORIZATION
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RNP AR or SAAAR
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GNSS BASED
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NAV PERFORMANCE: 95% ACCURACY
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OBSTACLE CLEARANCE: 2 X RNP
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FLIGHT PATH FLEXIBILITY
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AIRBORNE MONITORING AND ALERTING
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RNP AR or SAAAR (cont)
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RNP VALUES SET MATCH PROCEDURE
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VEB: BASED ON BARO ERROR MODEL
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CIRCULAR CURVED PATH (RF) SEGMENT
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MA GRAD MAY BE GREATER THAN 40:1
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MA CAN BE COMPLEX PATH AS WELL
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RNP AR or SAAAR (cont)
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BASED ON ‘CONTAINMENT’
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2 X RNP OBSTACLE CLEARANCE
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1 X RNP LATERAL MONITORING
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75 FEET VERTICAL MONITORING (FINAL)
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RNP AR RISK MANAGEMENT
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FLIGHT CREW TRAINING
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FLIGHT CREW PROCEDURES
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CONTAINMENT MONITORING
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AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE
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PROCEDURE DESIGN
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FAA DRAFT FV POLICY N 8200 FV
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POLICY IN FINAL COORDINATION
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FLIGHT SIMULATOR EVALUATION
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FLIGHT OBSTACLE ASSESSMENT
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FLIGHT VALIDATION POLICY & GUIDANCE
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FLIGHT SIMULATOR EVALUATION
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REQUIRED FOR RNP AR/SAAAR PROC
CAN BE WAIVED BY AFS (NON COMPLEX,
PREVIOUSLY EVALUATED, ETC)
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LEVEL C OR D SIMULATOR
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VALIDATE DATA BASE CODING
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FLIGHT SIMULATOR EVALUATION
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COMPLIANCE WITH CRITERIA
RF TURNS: VALIDATE SPEEDS, WINDS,
BANK ANGLE LIMITS
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
MISSED APPROACH: RF, CLIMB GRAD,
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FLIGHT SIMULATOR EVALUATION
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OVERALL FLYABILITY
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DESIGN OR DATABASE ANOMALIES
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OPERATIONAL ISSUES
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GPWS ALERTS
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OPTIONAL DESK TOP SIMULATOR
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AIRCRAFT FLYABILITY
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FMS COMPATIBILITY
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DATA BASE CODING
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PROCEDURE DESIGN COMPLIANCE
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OPTIONAL BUT REDUCES REWORK
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FLIGHT OBSTACLE ASSESSMENT
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AIRBORNE ASSESSMENT REQUIRED
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VALIDATE RELEVANT OBSTACLES
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NOTE UNDOCUMENTED OBSTACLES
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VERIFY OUTSIDE OF 2 X RNP
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MAY VERIFY WITH ON SITE CHECK
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FLIGHT VALIDATION
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FLIGHT VALIDATION REQUIRED
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PERFORMED BY FV QUALIFIED CREWS
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AIRCRAFT WITH POSITION REF DATA SYS
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AIRCRAFT MUST BE RNP SAAAR CAPABLE
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REVIEW OBSTACLE/SIM ASSESSMENTS
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FLIGHT VALIDATION (cont)
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VERIFY GROUND TRACK AS INTENDED
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VERIFY COMPLIES WITH CRITERIA
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VALIDATE ACCEPTABLE FLYABILITY
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VERIFY DATABASE
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NOTE ANOMALIES WITH FMC & DESIGN
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FLIGHT VALIDATION (cont)
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VERIFY AIRPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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VERIFY COMMUNICATIONS & SURV
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VALIDATE CHART AND CHART NOTES
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VALIDATE CONTROLLING OBSTACLES
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VALIDATE CONTROLLING OBS
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FLIGHT VALIDATION (cont)
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NOTE EGPWS ALERTS/WARNINGS
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VERIFY THE FLIGHT PATH ANGLE
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VALIDATE RF BANK ANGLES & WIND TOL
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VALIDATE SPEED REQ AND CLIMB GRAD
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TEMPERATURE LIMITS FOR BARO VNAV
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FLIGHT VALIDATION (cont)
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IDENTIFY OPERATIONAL ISSUES
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GUIDANCE FOR FLIGHT CREW
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FLIGHT TRACK TRACE VS INTENDED TRK
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VALIDATE CHART NOTES
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