EGPWS - Required Nav performance for certification?
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From: Paradise
Gents, quick question:
Does anyone know whether there is a minimum nav suite requirement to enable certification for EGPWS operation? Specifically, how much positional accurracy is required to validate the Digital Terrain Elevation Data?
Ie. Is a specific combination of INS & embedded GPS ?
...triple INS with DME/DME/DME updtating?
...or is it merely a maximum demonstrated drift rate combined with a required kit update rate???
I have done tech quiz searches with nothing specific addressing this topic, any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Does anyone know whether there is a minimum nav suite requirement to enable certification for EGPWS operation? Specifically, how much positional accurracy is required to validate the Digital Terrain Elevation Data?
Ie. Is a specific combination of INS & embedded GPS ?
...triple INS with DME/DME/DME updtating?
...or is it merely a maximum demonstrated drift rate combined with a required kit update rate???
I have done tech quiz searches with nothing specific addressing this topic, any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
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Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Paradise
Thanks for the reply Daysleeper - I imagine that means that the JAR/FAA rules also require a GNSS input to kit position.
Interesting that much emphasis is placed on the (seemingly) infallible GPS position. I have personally seen some weird & wonderful erroneous GPS positions.
Interesting that much emphasis is placed on the (seemingly) infallible GPS position. I have personally seen some weird & wonderful erroneous GPS positions.




