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Old 2nd Dec 2017, 05:02
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Surely a precision approach is only one that is referenced by ILS/MLS/GLS guidance?

I attached the chart with the minima for reference. It's about 350ft AGL and the RNP value is 0.3nm so it's certainly a non-precision approach. It's also flown in FINAL APP which is a non-precision approach mode on the airbus. An RNP value of 0.3nm represents >500m precision, which is not even nearly good enough for the wheels to find the runway.

I appreciate that the reality is that GPS is more accurate than 500m of resolution. Although, the lowest P-RNAV minima I have come across is RNP 0.1 (Innsbruck, Funchal, Gibraltar etc). At 0.1nm, they still represent a non-precision approach.

Perhaps I've fundamentally misunderstood something, but I'm pretty sure this is odd.
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