CBR Flight Trials

[Al Timita]

Received an electronic media release from CASA this afternoon (http://casa.gov.au/media/2005/05-08-09a.htm) announcing flight trials of a new RNP "procedure" for Canberra Airport. Can anybody tell me what this involves?

[apacau]

Qantas have introduced RNP at Queenstown NZ. Believe the concept is similar.

I'm sure there are details of the ZQN procedures floating around the www somewhere.

[Transition Layer]

What about the rumours of Cat 2 ILS on RWY35 going into Canberra shortly?

Logic would say the RNP procedure would be for runway 17 though since the VOR/DME only gets you down to 1500' from memory.

[applehead]

Apparently RWY35 will be extended 450m to the south, and a catII will be installed and commissioned at the same time. Work starts early 2006.