Execution Of Precision Approaches Approved For Gulfstream G650/ER The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved precision approaches for the Gulfstream G650 and G650ER. The approval allows the two aircraft types to fly Required Navigation Performance with Authorization Required (RNP AR) instrument approach procedures. In detail, the G650 and G650ER aircraft equipped with PlaneView II and the Aircraft Service Change 901 software upgrade are capable of flying an RNP AR approach to a minimum RNP value of 0.1 nautical miles, including the missed approach segment. Operators interested in flying such approaches must obtain the appropriate operational approval before doing so.
RNP AR procedures use global positioning and inertial navigation reference systems to fly predetermined paths that have been loaded onto the aircraft’s flight management computer. The paths, which are navigated using the Flight Guidance Control System, allow pilots to fly safer, more direct and lower minimum approaches at airports with restricted navigation routing. “RNP AR procedures provide immense operational benefits,” said Dan Nale, senior vice president, Programs, Engineering and Test, Gulfstream. “It gives our operators better access to high-traffic areas and airports with terrain challenges. It also saves them time and reduces fuel consumption.” The G650 and G650ER join the G550 and G450, which received FAA approval for RNP AR approaches to RNP 0.3 minima in 2007 and RNP 0.1 minima in 2010. For more information: Gulfstream Aerospace 500 Gulfstream Road Savannah, GA 31407 www.gulfstream.com ***
