This document provides guidance on RNAV approaches, including procedures for planning, briefing, flying and contingencies. Key points include checking aircraft status and RAIM predictions, inserting altitude constraints, briefing strategy and failures requiring a go around. Temperature limits are discussed for approaches with VNAV minima.
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2019-03-13 RNAV Operating Tips
This document provides guidance on RNAV approaches, including procedures for planning, briefing, flying and contingencies. Key points include checking aircraft status and RAIM predictions, inserting altitude constraints, briefing strategy and failures requiring a go around. Temperature limits are discussed for approaches with VNAV minima.
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RNAV
little
remainder,
not
official
but
useful.
Planning
phase
• Check
aircraft
technical
status,
any
impact
on
RNAV
capabilities?
• Check
raim
predictions
(eurocontrol
augur
site);
“In
flight”
phase
Approach
preparation
Procedura
RNAV
con
VNAV
minima:
Vanno
volate
esclusivamente
fully
managed
in
FINAL
APP
(OM-‐B
2.3.18.1.2
cross
reference
table+
OM-‐A
8.4.5.2
the
app
will
bw
flown
in
LNAV/VNAV
modes
and
the
A/P
shall
be
used).
Viene
pubblicata
una
promulgated
temperature
sulle
charts,
nelle
note,
in
calce
alla
pagina.
Dice:
“uncompensated
baro
vnav
NA
below
–xx
deg
C,
or
above
yy
deg
C
(vedi
Fiumicino).
Se
siamo
nel
range
di
temp
si
puo’
volare.
NON
si
corregge
DA
per
cold
temp.
OM_A
8.4.5.2
Quindi:
si
volano
solo
dentro
il
range
di
temp,
SEMPRE
in
fully
managed
(FINAL
APP)
e
NON
si
corregge
per
cold
temp.
Se
una
procedura
con
VNAV
minima
riporta
pubblicata
anche
una
minima
LNAV,
quando
siamo
fuori
dal
range
di
temp
si
puo’
usare
la
minima
LVAV
in
selected
descent
mode
+
eventualmente
correggere
per
cold
temp.
Procedura
con
LNAV
minima
+
ogni
altra
procedura
che
usa
vertical
managed
guidance
(VOR,
LOC,
NDB,
if
coded
in
FMS):
Per
quanto
ne
so,
non
hanno
una
promulgated
temp
associata.
Si
possono
volare
fully
managed
a
meno
che:
-‐ temp
corrections
are
required
(surface
temp
is
-‐10
deg
C
or
below)
OM-‐A
8.1.1.3.1;
-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐
In
other
words:
If
cold
temp
corrections
are
needed
only
selected
descent
is
possible
(FPA/VS,
FinalApp
is
not
permitted);
For
procedure
with
a
VNAV
minima:
below
the
temperature
published
on
the
chart
the
VNAV
minima
cannot
be
used,
i.e.
use
a
LNAV
minima
if
present
(in
selected
descent
mode)
or
fly
another
type
of
approach.
Take
a
look
at
the
PROG
Page/
GPS
raims
predictions,
if
says
N
N
N
you
may
expect
a
possible
GPS
outage.
HOWEVER
that
is
only
a
prediction,
as
long
as
GPS
is
PRIMARY
you
are
good
to
continue.
• Identify:
FDP,FAF,
MAP
(on
or
close
to
RWY
threshold?),
reference
point
for
Distance
vs
Altitude
checks
(insert
this
point
on
PROG
Page);
• Mitigate
FMGS
created
intermediate
“strange,
not
published”
level
off
altitudes:
insert
AT
Altitude
(platform)
at
FDP.
Approach
briefing
Strategy:
• decelerated/Fully
Managed
vs
early
decel
/Vertivally
selected;
• VNAV
or
LNAV
minima?
Contingency:
• Brief
what
is
relevant
according
to
weather
conditions
(es.
if
VMC,
in
case
of
degradation
of
nav
capabilities:
continue
visually)
• Failures
that
require
a
go
around:
o ECAM:
NAV
FM/GPS
POSITION
DISAGREE
o PDF/MCDU:
GPS
PRYMARY
LOST
(on
BOTH
sides)
o PDF/MCDU:
NAV
ACCUR
DOWNGRAD
(on
BOTH
sides).
o If
the
either
of
last
2
messages
appears
ONLY
on
one
side
you
may
continue
referring
the
“good”
side
o Any
open
ECAM
below
1000
feet
How
to
fly
• Sequencing
of
flt
plan
via
use
of
DIR
TO
RAD
Inbound
if
radar
vectors;
• Push
APPR
when
the
FDP
is
the
TO
wpt
and
cleared
for
approach
Verify
blue
arrow
is
displayed;
• If
descending
selected:
1
NM
prior
FDP
push
FPA/VS,
dial
path
angle,
0.3
NM
before
FDP
pull
FPA
turn
knob
• If
descending
selected
PM
reads
ALT
vs
DIST,
correct
1.0
degrees/100feet
error;
• At
minimum:
what
do
I
need
to
see?
(at
least
one
reference,
any
reference);
• Use
of
AP
until:
(visual,
at
minima,
minimum
AP
use
altitude,
MDA?);
• Use
of
FDs
(until
visual,
until
rwy
threshold
[think
wx
conditions],
what
to
say
to
remove
them
[both
FDs
OFF,
A/THR
???,
bird
ON,
set
rwy
track
xyz]);
Nice
to
remember
In
order
to
have
a
blue
arrow:
• Approach
phase
must
be
active
and
DECEL
point
sequenced;
• NAV
or
APP
NAV
must
be
engaged;
• FINAL
is
blue
(armed);
• Predictions
are
available
on
FMS;
• A/C
must
fly
through
the
capture
area
(+/_
1.5
NM
laterally
+/_
150
feet
vert
from
FDP);
• A/C
intercept
a
descending
leg
of
the
vertical
flight
path.
FMS
profile
cannot
be
changed
for
the
final
app
segment
(except
inserting
a
speed
constraint
at
FDP,
but
we
can
insert
an
AT
altitude
before
the
FDP
to
get
rid
of
the
FMS
generated
“odd”
level
off
segments.
When
Final
APP
is
used
the
FDs
provide
guidance
down
to
the
MAP.
AP
and
FDs
can
remain
engaged
BELOW
minima.
However
the
guidance
may
not
be
relevant
if:
• MAP
not
at
RWY
threshold
and
final
segment
not
aligned
with
rwy
track
(final
segment
does
not
cross
the
rwy
threshold)
• Strong
offset
between
final
segment
and
rwy
track.
Minimum
altitude
for
A/P
use
in
FINAL
APP,
V?S
or
FPA
mode:
250
ft
AGL.