PRNAV AIRCRAFT CAPABILITY AND OPERATOR STATUS

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P-RNAV AIRCRAFT CAPABILITY AND OPERATOR STATUS
Richard Croft EUROCONTROL Airspace/Flow
Management Navigation Business Division
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P-RNAV AIRCRAFT CAPABILITY

• The majority of Aircraft operating today in the
  20 busiest airports in ECAC airspace have P-RNAV
  Capability and meet JAA TGL-10 criteria (400
  airframes operated by 22 Operators presently hold
  a P-RNAV Approval).
• Remaining aircraft operating to these same
  airports are generally modifiable and could
  meet TGL-10 requirements.

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P-RNAV CHECKLIST (1)

• Can my aircraft comply to P-RNAV requirements?
• 1. Check Compliance Statement is contained in
  Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) or available from
  Original equipment Manufacturer (OEM).
• N.B. Should be available at no cost to Operator.
• 2. Check FMC/P-RNAV Computer has sufficient
  capacity for additional P-RNAV Data and check
  Magnetic Tables are current.

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P-RNAV CHECKLIST (2)
3. Confirm Database obtained from Approved
supplier. 4. Ensure Crew training programme
developed. 5. Ensure P-RNAV requirements
drafted into Standard Operating Procedures
(SOPs). 6. Operator in-house procedure in
place for database discrepancy reporting.
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P-RNAV CHECKLIST (3)

• 7. P-RNAV requirements drafted into maintenance
  procedures.
• 8. Amendments drafted for
• AFM
• SOPs
• MEL (Aircraft Minimum Equipment List)
• ISSUES
• If database capacity 200K or less,
• up-grade may be required.
• Current Magnetic Conversion table essential.

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P-RNAV APPROVAL STATUS

• Derived from information dated
• 2 September 2003

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AFN USER SUPPORT CELL DATABASE

• PURPOSE
• To provide a picture of relevant data to
  support and more efficiently manage EUROCONTROL
  AFN initiatives.
• PREVIOUS APPLICATION IN
• B-RNAV implementation
• RVSM programme

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AIRCRAFT GROUPS

• AIRCRAFT P-RNAV CAPABLE EX-FACTORY and where the
  Manufacturer has issued a statement of compliance
  to TGL-10 or equivalent requirements
• AIRCRAFT CAPABLE OF MODIFICATION TO MEET TGL-10
  OR EQUIVALENT
• AIRCRAFT CONSIDERED NOT TO BE MODIFIABLE (very
  small )

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AIRCRAFT GROUPS (contd)

• The following slides depict Group 1 aircraft
  (Boeing/ Airbus/Embraer) operating in ECAC
  Airspace over the busiest week so far this year.
• The slides also depict airframes ASSESSED by the
  USC as Group 1 but still awaiting a statement of
  compliance from the Manufacturer (e.g. Canadair,
  Bombardier, Fokker etc.).

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ECAC-WIDE P-RNAV CAPABILITY AIRCRAFT
MOVEMENTS SEP 2003 (WEEK 36)
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ECAC-WIDE P-RNAV CAPABILITY AIRCRAFT
MOVEMENTS SEP 2003 (WEEK 36)
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AIRCRAFT GROUPS (contd)

• The following slides depict the aircraft groups
  operating out of the 20 busiest airports in ECAC
  airspace this year.
• The numbers of Group 3 aircraft operating at
  these airports are extremely low and are not
  included in the percentages.

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PERCENT GP 1 ASSD 84
TOTAL DEPARTURES 4777
GP 1 NOW ASSD 3973
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CONCLUSIONS

• The majority of Aircraft operating IFR in ECAC
  airspace are P-RNAV capable.
• Many operators are waiting for their State of
  Registry to implement an Approval process.
• All the Operators with over 500 flights per day
  in ECAC airspace are presently working on
  obtaining P-RNAV Approval

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AFN USER SUPPORT CELL

• Will provide support to the introduction of
  P-RNAV in European Airspace particularly as
  regards to Certification and Approval Issues.
• In addition to material provided at P-RNAV
  workshop, the User Support Cell is in the process
  of preparing a comprehensive Awareness Package
  (including CD ROM) for distribution early in 2004
  .

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P-RNAV Web Site and Email Information

• http//www.ecacnav.com/p-rnav
• User Support Cell amn.user.support_at_eurocontrol.in
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• RNAV and RVSM
• General P-RNAV Queries i.e. organization/procedura
  l aspects
• P-RNAV_at_eurocontrol.int

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Finally!

• If you are an operator, you are kindly
  requested to visit the User Support Cell stand in
  the Foyer and provide details as regards your
  future intentions as regards P-RNAV
• Thank you