Navigation

Required Navigation Performance(RNP)

Definition

A specification for RNAV systems that includes onboard monitoring and alerting capability. RNP approaches enable curved paths and lower minimums by guaranteeing navigation accuracy (e.g., RNP AR 0.1).

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