ACAS Bulletin Nr 14
Version 7.1 is Coming… Continue Reading →
Applying a common conceptual model approach to vertical navigation automation. A publication from the International Center for Air Transportation Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge (USA)…. Continue Reading →
The US FAA reviews the concept of a CDA approach: a flight procedure where the vertical profile of an arrival has been optimized so that it can be flown with engines « idle » from a high altitude (potentially from cruise) until touch down on the runway…. Continue Reading →
CDFA is a technique, consistent with stabilized approach procedures, for flying the final approach segment of a non-precision approach (NPA) procedure as a constant descent, without level-off, from an altitude at or above the final approach fix altitude to a point approximately 15 m (50 ft) height above the landing runway threshold or the point…… Continue Reading →
Airlines should make sure they update their inertial reference systems to the latest magnetic variation (MagVar) tables in order to avoid potentially hazardous magnetic heading-related navigation errors… Continue Reading →