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