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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 1. Preflight › 5-1-6. Flight Plan - IFR Flights

    Terminal and En Route Area Navigation (RNAV) Operations. 3. Pilots of aircraft equipped with latitude/longitude coordinate navigation capability, independent of VOR/TACAN references, may file for random RNAV using the following procedures: (a) File airport-to-airport flight plans prior ... departure. (b) File the appropriate RNAV capability certification suffix in the flight plan. (c) Plan the random route portion of the flight to begin and end over published departure/arrival transition fixes or appropriate navigation aids for airports without published transition…