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FAA roadmap calls for gradual introduction of Rnav and RNP
The FAA has released a “roadmap” for performance-based navigation that would enable pilots to use Rnav and RNP (required navigation performance) procedures

The FAA has released a “roadmap” for performance-based navigation that would enable pilots to use Rnav and RNP (required navigation performance) procedures in all phases of flight in the National Airspace System (NAS) by 2020, leaving only a minimal network of ground-based navaids in place.

In the near term (2003 to 2006), the first set of public Rnav and RNP guidelines will be implemented while the FAA continues to work on more widespread operations. The midterm (2007 to 2012) will see Rnav become the primary means of navigation in the NAS and the beginning of the end for ground-bound navigation beginning in 2010. The key to the far term (2013 to 2020) is for operators to continue to modernize their fleets based on previously demonstrated benefits.

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