Legend 36: Aircraft Equipment Suffixes

AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT SUFFIXES SUFFIX /X /T /U /D /B /A /M /N /P /Y /C /I /E /F /G /R /W Aircraft Equipment Suffixes NO DME No transponder Transponder with no Mode C Transponder with Mode C DME No transponder Transponder with no Mode C Transponder with Mode C TACAN ONLY No transponder Transponder with no Mode C Transponder with Mode C AREA NAVIGATION (RNAV) LORAN, VOR/DME, or INS with no transponder LORAN, VOR/DME, or INS, transponder with no Mode C LORAN, VOR/DME, or INS, transponder with Mode C ADVANCED RNAV WITH TRANSPONDER AND MODE C (if an aircraft is unable to operate with a transponder and/or Mode C, it will revert to the appropriate code listed above under Area Navigation.) Flight Management System (FMS) with en route, terminal, and approach capability. Equipment requirements are: (a) Dual FMS which meets the specifications of AC 25-15, Approval of Flight Management Systems in Transport Category Airplanes; AC 20-129, Airworthiness Approval of Vertical Navigation (VNAV) Systems for use in the U.S. NAS and Alaska; AC 20-130, Airworthiness Approval of Navigation or Flight Management Systems Integrating Multiple Navigation Sensors; or equivalent criteria as approved by Flight Standards. (b) A flight director and autopilot control system capable of following the lateral and vertical FMS flight path. (c) At least dual inertial reference units (IRU’s). (d) A database containing the waypoints and speed/altitude constraints for the route and/or procedure to be flown that is…