RNAV BASICS
What does RNAV stand for?
What is Area Navigation?
What technology enhances GPS accuracy for LPV approaches?
What is WAAS
What is the broad term for WAAS pertaining to the world?
What is SBAS
What does TCH on an Approach Plate stand for?
Can you descend below the MDA prior to the VDP if you have the runway in sight?
What is Yes
How many Satellites make up the GPS consolation
What are 24
How many satellites is required for RAIM Fault exclusion
What is 6
What do WASS and GBASS branch off of
What is DGPS
What does the Maltese cross pertain to on an RNAV approach?
What is FAF for non precision approaches
What are the Ovals on the runway section of an approach plate?
Displaced Threshold
What are some types of RNAV approaches? (Min 5)
LNAV, LNAV/VNAV, LP, LPV, LNAV + V and RNP approaches?
What does GNSS stand for?
What is Global Navigation Satellite System
Besides LPV, name another approach supported by WAAS.
LP
What does APV stand for?
What is Approach with Vertical Guidance
What are the 2 types of WAAS ground stations?
What is Wide area Reference Station and Wide Area Master Station
What is the big difference of RNAV vs traditional navigation aids like VOR?
What is the ability to navigate without reference to ground-based stations?
Name the two types of RNAV approach that requires WAAS
What is LPV and LP
What is the equivalent augmentation system to WAAS in Europe?
What is EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service)?
Where does LNAV + V Terminate
Where is the MDA
How many WAAS Master Stations are there?
What is 3
What FL Range are Q routes used
What is FL 180 - FL 450
What GNSS does Europe use?
What is Galileo
In what year did WAAS become operational in the United States? (+/- 5 Years)
What is 2003
What are the numbers in the parenthesis in the minimums section on an RNAV approach Plate used for
What is for military use
How many WAAS Reference Stations are there in the US?
What is 38