Precision RNAV (P-RNAV)
Precision RNAV (P-RNAV), or Precision Area Navigation, is defined as RNAV that meets a track keeping accuracy equal to or better than +/- 1 NM for 95 percent of the flight time. Although there is currently no mandate for P-RNAV, and conventional terminal area procedures will continue to be provided, operators with P-RNAV approval will progressively benefit from operational advantages in European terminal airspace.Why certify P-RNAV on your aircraft?
P-RNAV offers the ability to use RNAV functionality in all phases of flight except final approach and missed approach. This allows the routes in the terminal airspace to be defined to best meet the needs of the airport, the air traffic controller and the pilot. This translates into fuel and flight time savings through shorter, more direct routes with simple connections to the en-route structure. This can also result in appropriately segregated arrival and departure streams, thereby reducing the need for radar vectors and hence the workload for both the pilot and the controller. Fewer radar vectors also means less uncertainty on the flight deck with regard to the anticipated tactical route and the distance to go.
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Further Reading:
Eurocontrol P-RNAV Home