Instrument Rating – Airplane › III. Air Traffic Control (ATC) Clearances and Procedures › Task A. Compliance with Air Traffic Control Clearances

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ATC clearance inconsistent with aircraft performance or navigation capability.

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Aeronautical Information Manual p. 1-1-6
Chapter 1. Air Navigation › Section 1. Navigation Aids › 1-1-8. NAVAID Service Volumes
Lower Edge of Low and High Service Volumes (in altitude ATH) 2. With the progression of navigation capabilities to Performance Based Navigation (PBN), additional capabilities for off-route navigation are necessary. For example, the VOR MON (See paragraph…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. Appendix 4-8
Appendix 4. FAA Form 7233-4 - International Flight Plan
transponder, ADS-B, or ADS-C capability then file only the letter ’N’ in Item 10b. (b) Navigation Capabilities (Item 10a, Item 18 NAV/) Indicate radio navigation capability by filing one or more of the codes ... point routes using GNSS or INS. 3. Filing one of these four area navigation capabilities as shown does not indicate performance based navigation sufficient for flying Q-Routes, T-Routes, or RNAV SIDs or STARs. To qualify for these routes…
Instrument Flying Handbook p. 2-3
Chapter 2: The Air Traffic Control System › Communication Equipment › Radar and Transponders
popular form of navigation/communication radio; it contains a global positioning system (GPS) receiver and a communications transceiver. Using its navigational capability, this unit can determine when a flight crosses an airspace boundary or fix and can automatically select the appropriate…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 16-33
Chapter 16: Navigation › RAIM Capability › Tips for Using GPS for VFR Operations
satellite geometry causes a loss of navigation signal. These losses, coupled with a lack of RAIM capability, could present erroneous position and navigation information with no warning to the pilot. While the use of hand-held GPS receivers ... Chart Supplement U.S. or a Sectional Aeronautical Chart. While a hand-held GPS receiver can provide excellent navigation capability to VFR pilots, be prepared for intermittent loss of navigation signal, possibly with no RAIM warning to the pilot. If mounting…
Instrument Flying Handbook p. 5-26
Chapter 5: Flight Instruments › Flight Management Systems (FMS)
Best Computed Position.” By using all available sensors to keep track of position, the system could readily provide area navigation capability. The master computer, not the individual sensors, would be integrated into the airplane, greatly reducing wiring complexity…
14 CFR Part 121 — Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations Open
14 CFR § 121.349 Communication and navigation equipment for operations under VFR over routes not navigated by pilotage or for operations under IFR or over the top.
communication systems required by paragraph (b)(1) of this section must have two-way voice communication capability. (c) Use of a single independent navigation system for operations under VFR over routes that cannot be navigated by pilotage, or operations conducted ... airplane is equipped with at least one other independent navigation system suitable, in the event of loss of the navigation capability of the single independent navigation system permitted by this paragraph at any point along the route, for proceeding safely…