RNAV GPS approaches are common, with most requiring RNP 0.3 accuracy. Different types exist, including LNAV (non-precision, lateral only), LP (non-precision WAAS-mandatory), LNAV/VNAV (precision-like, ...

Area navigation (RNAV) is a concept that predates the implementation of GPS by several decades. But it was with the advent of the latter, with its powerful microprocessors, compact size and global ...

The FAA approved a new RNP (Required Navigation Performance) approach for Aspen, Colorado's Runway 15, offering lower minimums (537 ft with 1 1/4 mile visibility) and a stable 3.5-degree approach.

Air New Zealand (ANZ) is set to become the first airline to gain certification for its Airbus A320s to carry out near-precision approach procedures to required navigation performance (RNP) standards ...

I am continuing my instrument rating training so that I can become IFR rated. Being an instrument rated pilot I feel will make me a safer pilot. I have been training in my Piper Cherokee 235 and it ...