Training for RNP
Presented by:
David Owens
Training Policy Expert
Training for RNP
How did they do that?
Your aircraft are ready, are you?
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
F13_Training for RNP
05/01/2009
Page 4
Content
Why you want an RNP AR course? What do we mean by RNP AR? How should we design a course? What does the course look like? Conclusions
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
F13_Training for RNP
05/01/2009
Page 5
Content
Why you want an RNP AR course? What do we mean by RNP AR? How should we design a course? What does the course look like? Conclusions
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
F13_Training for RNP
05/01/2009
Page 6
Congested airspace before ..
Congested airspace Regional airfields Limited navigation aids Noise Terrain
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
Look what RNP AR can do!
116 arriving flights, RWY 34, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
F13_Training for RNP 05/01/2009 Page 7
Congested airspace after .
Precision!
31nm Shorter
41nm Shorter
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
128 arriving flights, RWY 34, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
F13_Training for RNP 05/01/2009 Page 8
Congested airspace before ..
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
116 arriving flights, RWY 34, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
F13_Training for RNP 05/01/2009 Page 9
Congested airspace after .
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
128 arriving flights, RWY 34, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
F13_Training for RNP 05/01/2009 Page 10
Congested airspace before ..
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
116 arriving flights, RWY 34, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
F13_Training for RNP 05/01/2009 Page 11
Congested airspace after .
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
128 arriving flights, RWY 34, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
F13_Training for RNP 05/01/2009 Page 12
Pilot display RNP AR reduced workload
SPEED FINAL APP MDA 250
V/DEV
AP1 1FD2 A/THR
Lateral Deviation Indication: L/DEV displayed on PFD Position of the computed flight plan Full scale: 2 dots = +/- 0.2 NM Same symbology as the V/DEV
L/DEV
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
Improved XTK Error resolution on ND: 2 digits after the decimal point When 0.02 XTK 0.29
F13_Training for RNP
05/01/2009
Page 13
Significantly reduced minima & workload
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
Tribhuvan INTL (Kathmandu) VNKT
Elevation = 4351 ft R/W 02 VOR MDA(DH) = 5120(769) ft R/W 02 RNP AR MDA(DH) = 4720(369) ft 400ft lower with RNP AR
F13_Training for RNP 05/01/2009 Page 14
Content
Why you want an RNP AR course? What do we mean by RNP AR? How should we design a course? What does the course look like? Conclusions
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
F13_Training for RNP
05/01/2009
Page 15
What do we mean by RNP AR?
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (SAAAR)
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION
RNP.1 Basic RNP PRNAV
RNP 10 RNAV-1 RNP2
JOINT AVIATION AUTHORITIES & EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY
RADIO TECHNICAL COMMISSION FOR AERONAUTICS
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
ICAO preferred, Airbus adopted, characterised by RNP values <=0.3 NM Lateral protection = 2xRNP without buffer Curved flight path or RF legs
F13_Training for RNP 05/01/2009 Page 16
Content
Why you want an RNP AR course? What do we mean by RNP AR? How should we design the course? What does the course look like? Conclusions
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
F13_Training for RNP
05/01/2009
Page 17
Airline RNP AR project
AIRLINE RNP AR PROJECT
AIRBUS Aircraft certification Operational support Aircraft definition Required equipment Procedure evaluation Flight crew procedures Flight crew training Ops documentation update
Instrument procedures designer Service provider AUTHORITIES Operational requirements
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
design Procedure charts Nav Database coding Nav Database integrity GPS prediction
Procedure
F13_Training for RNP
05/01/2009
Page 18
Airbus assistance with RNP AR project
Evaluation of the RNP AR Instrument procedure Development of specific flight crew procedures OPS Documentation
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
RNP AR Flight Crew Training New RNP AR procedures designed by selected suppliers
F13_Training for RNP
ACD
05/01/2009
Page 19
Think about course design
Think and re-think, what does an Where do I start? experienced Airbus pilot need to know Where do we need to to end? fly RNP AR
What do we need to put Safely? in the course?
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
F13_Training for RNP
05/01/2009
Page 20
The Airworthiness Compliance Document
Airworthiness Compliance Document (ACD) was developed in response to Regulators request Link between the airworthiness approval and the operational approval Approved by EASA and referenced in the Flight Manual Details all assumptions, limitations and relevant information to be considered during an RNP AR operational approval process Including a full description of Airbus recommended procedures in normal and non-normal situations and the training requirements
F13_Training for RNP 05/01/2009 Page 21
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
What does the ACD say about training?
Ground school
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
Simulator
F13_Training for RNP
05/01/2009
Page 22
How should we design the course?
Ground school/CBT
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
+
4 hrs sim
F13_Training for RNP
Airfield specific course
05/01/2009
Page 23
+
4 hrs sim
= Generic
Critical and non-critical RNP AR operations
LHASA 27 RNP AR departure JFK 13R ILS via ASALT
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
Example of RNP AR approaches with critical and non-critical elements
F13_Training for RNP 05/01/2009 Page 24
Course content stand alone CBT
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
RNP AR CBT DVD
F13_Training for RNP
05/01/2009
Page 25
What is the right level of detail?
What would you put in the CBT?
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
Or keep it really simple?
F13_Training for RNP
05/01/2009
Page 26
Content
Why you want an RNP course? What is an RNP course? How should we design a course? What does the course look like? Conclusions
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
F13_Training for RNP
05/01/2009
Page 27
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
CBT example slide
F13_Training for RNP 05/01/2009 Page 28
Example Threat & Error management slide
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
F13_Training for RNP
05/01/2009
Page 29
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
Dynamic course content
F13_Training for RNP 05/01/2009 Page 30
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
RNP AR like boxes in the sky!
F13_Training for RNP 05/01/2009 Page 31
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
RNP AR Generic simulator session
F13_Training for RNP 05/01/2009 Page 32
Airfields used in simulator session
ILS 28 Axis
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
20400
F13_Training for RNP
05/01/2009
Page 33
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
Course catalogue
F13_Training for RNP 05/01/2009 Page 34
Content
Why you want an RNP course? What is an RNP course? How should we design a course? What does the course look like? Conclusions
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
F13_Training for RNP
05/01/2009
Page 35
Conclusions
RNP AR is a huge leap forward Airbus will assist you in taking advantage of this opportunity Training is critical to safe RNP AR operations Our course is running today and is a great success Send us your pilots!
F13_Training for RNP 05/01/2009 Page 36
AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
