Subject: Approach, Landing and Departure Guidance

Approved: October 30, 1985

Revised: March 31, 1992

Revised: May 6,1999

Revised: October 13, 2000

Preamble

The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) offers position location information suitable to support precision approaches with operating minima approaching a DH/RVR of 200 feet / ½ mile to virtually every runway end in the world.

With the provision of Augmentation Systems that supplement the basic system, notably with respect to integrity and redundancy (see Policy 30-4), GNSS will support precision approaches to minimums lower than Category I (200 feet, ½ mile).

Studies of approach and landing accidents have shown that considerable safety benefits can be achieved by the establishment of instrument and precision approach procedures using GNSS.

Policy

To further improve safety, IBAC supports the development and implementation of RNP- based approach, landing and departure procedures using GNSS.

The priorities of business aviation for the implementation of such GNSS procedures are:

· non-precision approaches with vertical guidance (NPAV) for all runways currently lacking an instrument approach and runways with an instrument approach based on an NDB and/or VOR where, particularly during night operations, vertical guidance will provide a significant improvement in safety.

· At those airports where a more expeditious approach procedure can reduce weather-related arrival delays and/or increase traffic flow with the use of a straight-in approach.

· Instrument departure procedures.

· Precision Approach Category I (Cat I) approaches for runways not currently provided with ILS and where users require Cat I operating minima.

Source of Policy: (1) Original, Governing Board, London, October 29-30, 1985

(2) Revision, Governing Board, Montreal, March 31-April 1, 1992

(3) Revision, Governing Board, Montreal, May 6-7, 1999

(4) Revision, Governing Board, New Orleans, October 13, 2000