AVweb's NBAA 2007 Podcast #4: Roll Your Own Approach

AVweb’s NBAA 2007 Podcast #4: Roll Your Own Approach – Jeppesen’s New RNP Program

Editorial Staff

Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

WAAS GPS technology has made it possible for virtually any U.S. airport to have an instrument approach.
The FAA is struggling to keep up with the high demand for these new approaches.
To address the backlog, the FAA plans to contract Jeppesen to develop public RNP (Required Navigation Performance) approaches.

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The advent of WAAS GPS means that virtually any airport on the planet — at least in the U.S — can have an instrument approach. But the FAA can’t even begin to keep up with demand, so it’s about to approve Jeppesen’s request to develop so-called public RNP approaches on a contract basis. Jeppesen’s Andy McDowell explains how it will work.

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