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area navigation
Definição1
A method of navigation which permits aircraft operation on any desired flight path within the coverage of station-referenced navigation aids or within the limits of the capability of self-contained aids, or a combination thereof.
Fonte1
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Annex 4 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: aeronautical charts. 11th ed. Montreal: ICAO, 2009. (Annex 4).
Definição2
Allows a pilot to fly a selected course to a predetermined point without the need to overfly ground-based navigation facilities, by using waypoints.
Fonte2
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Pilot's handbook of aeronautical knowledge. [s.l.], 2008. Disponível em: http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/pilot_handbook/media/PHAK%20-%20Cover-Preface.pdf. Acesso em: 26 jun. 2014.
Nota Adicional1
Acronym in English: RNAV.
Nota Adicional2
Information regarding this term is a result of researches developed by DECEA in cooperation with ANAC.
Contexto
Area navigation includes performance-based navigation as well as other operations that do not meet the definition of performance-based navigation.
Français
navigation de surface