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For example, while operating on a Q-Route (RNAV 2), the aircraft is considered to be established on-course when it is within 2 nm of the course centerline. An aircraft is considered to be established on-course during RNAV and RNP operations anytime it is within 1 times the required accuracy for the segment being flown. Definition of “established” for RNAV and RNP operations.
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The topic (item 96-01-166) began as a discussion of “on course” but eventually narrowed its focus to “ Determining Descent Point of Flyby Waypoints,” which is another way of stating the primary issue: When is it OK to descend (consistent, of course, with your last clearance from ATC) as you join the next segment of an approach or transition?ġ1. (For most general aviation pilots, that means GPS/WAAS procedures.) It’s the result of a long discussion among members of the FAA Aeronautical Charting Forum–Instrument Procedures Group.
#ESTABLISHED ON LOCALIZER DEFLECTION FULL#
…an aircraft is considered established when it is “within half full scale deflection for the ILS and VOR or within ±5 degrees of the required bearing for the NDB.”Ī more detailed definition of established in the AIM (see below) focuses on RNAV and RNP operations. The ICAO definition, which appeared in an appendix of a former edition of the Instrument Procedures Handbook, included the following language: The basic definition of established, from the Pilot/Controller Glossary, is:ĮSTABLISHED−To be stable or fixed on a route, route segment, altitude, heading, etc.