FAA AC 20-129 : 1988

Superseded

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AIRWORTHINESS APPROVAL OF VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV) SYSTEMS FOR USE IN THE U.S. NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS) AND ALASKA

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

27-09-2010

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1988

Publisher

Federal Aviation Administration

1 PURPOSE
2 RELATED FAR
3 RELATED READING MATERIAL
4 BACKGROUND
5 DEFINITIONS
6 AIRWORTHINESS CONSIDERATIONS
7 EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS FOR USE
   UNDER IFR
8 SYSTEM ACCURACY
9 IFR AIRWORTHINESS APPROVAL
10 OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
APPENDIX 1 PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING FAA APPROVAL FOR
           IFR/VFR OPERATIONS BY SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE
           CERTIFICATE OR FAA FORM 337 (FIELD APPROVAL)
           FOR FOLLOW-UP INSTALLATIONS
APPENDIX 2 SAMPLE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL SUPPLEMENT
APPENDIX 3 SAMPLE DATA SHEET TO ATTACH TO FAA FORM 337

Gives an acceptable means, but not the only means, of obtaining airworthiness approval of an airborne vertical navigation system for use under VFR (visual flight rules) and IFR (instrument flight rules) within the conterminous United States, Alaska, and surrounding U.S. waters.

DocumentType	Standard
Pages	28
PublisherName	Federal Aviation Administration
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	FAA AC 20-138 : 2014

FAA AC 90-97 : 0	USE OF BAROMETRIC VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV) FOR INSTRUMENT APPROACH OPERATIONS USING DECISION ALTITUDE
FAA N 8000.325 : 2006	SPECIAL AREA NAVIGATION (RNAV) TRANSITION PROCEDURES
FAA AC 120-86 : 2005	AIRCRAFT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS
ARINC 660B : 2014	CNS/ATM AVIONICS ARCHITECTURES SUPPORTING NEXTGEN/SESAR CONCEPTS
FAA AC 25-15 : 1989	APPROVAL OF FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANES
FAA AC 120-29 : 0	CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL OF CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 2 WEATHER MINIMA FOR APPROACH