FAA AC 20-138 : 2014
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AIRWORTHINESS APPROVAL OF POSITIONING AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
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01-01-2014
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Chapter 1 - General Information
Chapter 2 - Technical Standard Order Authorization (TSOA)
and Airworthiness Approval Considerations - General
Chapter 3 - TSO Authorization
Chapter 4 - Equipment Performance - Advisory Vertical Guidance
Chapter 5 - Equipment Performance - GNSS
Chapter 6 - Equipment Performance - RNAV Multi-Sensor Equipment
Chapter 7 - Equipment Performance - RNP (General)
Chapter 8 - Equipment Performance - RNP Approach
Chapter 9 - Equipment Performance - RNP Enroute and Terminal
Chapter 10 - Equipment Performance - RNP Oceanic
Chapter 11 - Equipment Performance - Baro-VNAV
Chapter 12 - General Installation Considerations
Chapter 13 - General Installation Considerations - Antennas
Chapter 14 - General Installation Considerations - Sensors
Chapter 15 - Installation Considerations - GNSS
Chapter 16 - Installation Considerations - RNAV
Multi-Sensor Equipment
Chapter 17 - Installation Considerations - RNP
Chapter 18 - Installation Considerations - Baro-VNAV
Chapter 19 - Installed Performance - Data Submittal
Chapter 20 - Installed Performance - Test (General)
Chapter 21 - Installed Performance - Test (GNSS)
Chapter 22 - Installed Performance - Test (RNAV
Multi-Sensor Equipment)
Chapter 23 - Installed Performance - Test (Baro-VNAV)
Appendix 1 - GPS Oceanic/Remote Navigation
Appendix 2 - RNP AR Operations
Appendix 3 - Advanced RNP Functions
Appendix 4 - GNSS Tests to Support ADS-B
Appendix 5 - Sample Airplane/Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplement
Appendix 6 - Installation of GNSS Equipment for VFR Use Only
Appendix 7 - RF leg Demonstration Templates
Appendix 8 - Integrating GLONASS with GNSS
Appendix 9 - Definitions and Acronyms
Appendix 10 - Related Documents
Gives guidance material for the airworthiness approval of installed positioning and navigation equipment.
| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes FAA AC 20-129, FAA AC 20-130 and FAA AC 25-4. (10/2010) Partially supersedes FAA AC 90-45. (06/2012)
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Standard
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| Pages |
256
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Federal Aviation Administration
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| FAA AC 23.1311-1 : 2011 | INSTALLATION OF ELECTRONIC DISPLAY IN PART 23 AIRPLANES |
| FAA 8300.16 : 2014 | MAJOR REPAIR AND ALTERATION DATA APPROVAL |
| FAA AC 23-24 : 2005 | AIRWORTHINESS COMPLIANCE CHECKLISTS FOR COMMON PART 23 SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE (STC) PROJECTS |
| FAA AC 23-8 : 2011 | FLIGHT TEST GUIDE FOR CERTIFICATION OF PART 23 AIRPLANES |
| FAA AC 90-97 : 0 | USE OF BAROMETRIC VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV) FOR INSTRUMENT APPROACH OPERATIONS USING DECISION ALTITUDE |
| FAA AC 90-96 : 2010 | APPROVAL OF U.S. OPERATORS AND AIRCRAFT TO OPERATE UNDER INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) IN EUROPEAN AIRSPACE DESIGNATED FOR BASIC AREA NAVIGATION (B-RNAV)/RNAV 5 AND PRECISION AREA NAVIGATION (P-RNAV) |
| FAA AC 90-105 : 2016 | APPROVAL GUIDANCE FOR RNP OPERATIONS AND BAROMETRIC VERTICAL NAVIGATION IN THE U.S. NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM AND IN OCEANIC AND REMOTE CONTINENTAL AIRSPACE |
| FAA AC 25-11 : 2014 | ELECTRONIC FLIGHT DISPLAYS |
| FAA 8400.33 : 2005 | PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING AUTHORIZATION FOR REQUIRED NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE 4 (RNP-4) OCEANIC AND REMOTE AREA OPERATIONS |
| MIL-HDBK-516 Revision C:2014 | AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION CRITERIA |
| FAA AC 120-86 : 2005 | AIRCRAFT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS |
| FAA AC 90-100 : 2007 | U.S. TERMINAL AND EN ROUTE AREA NAVIGATION (RNAV) OPERATIONS |
| FAA AC 20-165 : 2015 | AIRWORTHINESS APPROVAL OF AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE - BROADCAST OUT SYSTEMS |
| FAA AC 91-70 : 2016 | OCEANIC AND REMOTE CONTINENTAL AIRSPACE OPERATIONS |
| FAA AC 21-16 : 2011 | RTCA DOCUMENT DO-160 VERSIONS D, E, F, AND G, "ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND TEST PROCEDURES FOR AIRBORNE EQUIPMENT" |
| ARINC 660B : 2014 | CNS/ATM AVIONICS ARCHITECTURES SUPPORTING NEXTGEN/SESAR CONCEPTS |
| FAA AC 25.1329-1 : 2016 | APPROVAL OF FLIGHT GUIDANCE SYSTEMS |
| FAA AC 20-185 : 2015 | AIRWORTHINESS APPROVAL OF SYNTHETIC VISION GUIDANCE SYSTEM |
| FAA AC 23.1309-1 : 2011 | SYSTEM SAFETY ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT FOR PART 23 AIRPLANES |
| FAA AC 90-101 : 2011 | APPROVAL GUIDANCE FOR RNP PROCEDURES WITH AR |
| FAA AC 90-108 : 2011 | USE OF SUITABLE AREA NAVIGATION (RNAV) SYSTEMS ON CONVENTIONAL ROUTES AND PROCEDURES |
| FAA AC 120-29 : 0 | CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL OF CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 2 WEATHER MINIMA FOR APPROACH |
| FAA AC 90-94 : 0 | GUIDELINES FOR USING GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM EQUIPMENT FOR IFR EN ROUTE AND TERMINAL OPERATIONS AND FOR NONPRECISION INSTRUMENT APPROACHES IN THE U.S. NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM |
| FAA AC 43-210 : 2016 | STANDARDIZED PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING APPROVAL OF DATA USED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF MAJOR REPAIRS AND MAJOR ALTERATIONS |
| FAA AC 27-1 : 2008 | CERTIFICATION OF NORMAL CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT |
| RTCA DO 301 : 2006 | MINIMUM OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) AIRBORNE ACTIVE ANTENNA EQUIPMENT FOR THE L1 FREQUENCY BAND |
| FAA AC 43.13-2 : 2008 | ACCEPTABLE METHODS, TECHNIQUES, AND PRACTICES - AIRCRAFT ALTERATIONS |
| RTCA DO 200B : 2015 | STANDARDS FOR PROCESSING AERONAUTICAL DATA |
| FAA AC 20-170 : 2010 | INTEGRATED MODULAR AVIONICS DEVELOPMENT, VERIFICATION, INTEGRATION, AND APPROVAL USING RTCA/DO-297 AND TECHNICAL STANDARD ORDER-C153 |
| FAA AC 23.1311-1 : 2011 | INSTALLATION OF ELECTRONIC DISPLAY IN PART 23 AIRPLANES |
| FAA AC 23.1419-2 : 2007 | CERTIFICATION OF PART 23 AIRPLANES FOR FLIGHT IN ICING CONDITIONS |
| FAA AC 21-16 : 2011 | RTCA DOCUMENT DO-160 VERSIONS D, E, F, AND G, "ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND TEST PROCEDURES FOR AIRBORNE EQUIPMENT" |
| FAA AC 91-49 : 0 | GENERAL AVIATION PROCEDURES FOR FLIGHT IN NORTH ATLANTIC MINIMUM NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS AIRSPACE |
| FAA AC 25-10 : 0 | GUIDANCE FOR INSTALLATION OF MISCELLANEOUS, NON-REQUIRED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT |
| FAA AC 23-13 : 2005 | FATIGUE, FAIL-SAFE, AND DAMAGE TOLERANCE EVALUATION OF METALLIC STRUCTURE FOR NORMAL, UTILITY, ACROBATIC, AND COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES |
| RTCA DO 178 : C2011 | SOFTWARE CONSIDERATIONS IN AIRBORNE SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATION |
| RTCA DO-201A : 2000 | STANDARDS FOR AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION |
| RTCA DO 189 : 1985 | MINIMUM OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR AIRBORNE DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT (DME) OPERATING WITHIN THE RADIO FREQUENCY RANGE OF 960-1215 MHZ |
| FAA AC 20-165 : 2015 | AIRWORTHINESS APPROVAL OF AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE - BROADCAST OUT SYSTEMS |
| FAA AC 20-174 : 2011 | DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL AIRCRAFT AND SYSTEMS |
| FAA AC 25-11 : 2014 | ELECTRONIC FLIGHT DISPLAYS |
| FAA AC 21-50 : 2011 | INSTALLATION OF TSOA ARTICLES AND LODA APPLIANCES |
| FAA AC 25.1329-1 : 2016 | APPROVAL OF FLIGHT GUIDANCE SYSTEMS |
| FAA AC 25.1419-1 : 0 | CERTIFICATION OF TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANES FOR FLIGHT IN ICING CONDITIONS |
| FAA AC 20-167 : 2016 | AIRWORTHINESS APPROVAL OF ENHANCED VISION SYSTEM, SYNTHETIC VISION SYSTEM, COMBINED VISION SYSTEM, AND ENHANCED FLIGHT VISION SYSTEM EQUIPMENT |
| RTCA DO 282 : B2009 COR 1 2011 | MINIMUM OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESS TRANSCEIVER (UAT) AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE - BROADCAST |
| FAA AC 25-23 : 0 | AIRWORTHINESS CRITERIA FOR THE INSTALLATION APPROVAL OF A TERRAIN AWARENESS AND WARNING SYSTEM (TAWS) FOR PART 25 AIRPLANES |
| FAA AC 120-28 : 0 | CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL OF CATEGORY 3 WEATHER MINIMA FOR TAKEOFF, LANDING, AND ROLLOUT |
| FAA AC 90-105 : 2016 | APPROVAL GUIDANCE FOR RNP OPERATIONS AND BAROMETRIC VERTICAL NAVIGATION IN THE U.S. NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM AND IN OCEANIC AND REMOTE CONTINENTAL AIRSPACE |
| RTCA DO 254 : 2000 | DESIGN ASSURANCE GUIDANCE FOR AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC HARDWARE |
| FAA AC 20-152 : 2005 | RTCA, INC., DOCUMENT RTCA/DO-254, DESIGN ASSURANCE GUIDANCE FOR AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC HARDWARE |
| FAA AC 21-46 : 2017 | TECHNICAL STANDARD ORDER PROGRAM |
| RTCA DO 260 : B2009 COR 1 2011 | MINIMUM OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR 1090 MHZ EXTENDED SQUITTER AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE - BROADCAST (ADS-B) AND TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICES - BROADCAST (TIS-B) |
| FAA AC 23-8 : 2011 | FLIGHT TEST GUIDE FOR CERTIFICATION OF PART 23 AIRPLANES |
| FAA AC 20-153 : 2016 | ACCEPTANCE OF AERONAUTICAL DATA PROCESSES AND ASSOCIATED DATABASES |
| RTCA DO 283 : B2015 | MINIMUM OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR REQUIRED NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE FOR AREA NAVIGATION |
| FAA AC 23-18 : 0 | INSTALLATION OF TERRAIN AWARENESS AND WARNING SYSTEM (TAWS) APPROVED FOR PART 23 AIRPLANES |
| FAA AC 43.9-1 : 2007 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF FAA FORM 337 |
| FAA AC 20-107 : 2009 | COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE |
| FAA AC 25.1529-1 : 2007 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS OF STRUCTURAL REPAIRS ON TRANSPORT AIRPLANES |
| RTCA DO 316 : 2009 | DO-316 - Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Global Positioning System/Aircraft Base Augmentation System |
| RTCA DO 253 : D2017 | MINIMUM OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR GPS LOCAL AREA AUGMENTATION SYSTEM AIRBORNE EQUIPMENT |
| FAA AC 90-100 : 2007 | U.S. TERMINAL AND EN ROUTE AREA NAVIGATION (RNAV) OPERATIONS |
| FAA AC 23.1309-1 : 2011 | SYSTEM SAFETY ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT FOR PART 23 AIRPLANES |
| FAA AC 25-15 : 1989 | APPROVAL OF FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANES |
| FAA AC 20-163 : 2009 | DISPLAYING GEOMETRIC ALTITUDE RELATIVE TO MEAN SEA LEVEL |
| FAA AC 21-40 : 2007 | GUIDE FOR OBTAINING A SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE |
| FAA AC 23-21 : 2004 | AIRWORTHINESS COMPLIANCE CHECKLISTS USED TO SUBSTANTIATE MAJOR ALTERATIONS FOR SMALL AIRPLANES |
| FAA AC 120-29 : 0 | CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL OF CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 2 WEATHER MINIMA FOR APPROACH |
| RTCA DO 246 : E2017 | GNSS-BASED PRECISION APPROACH LOCAL AREA AUGMENTATION SYSTEM (LAAS) SIGNAL-IN-SPACE INTERFACE CONTROL DOCUMENT (ICD) |
| RTCA DO 229 : E2016 | MINIMUM OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM/SATELLITE-BASED AUGMENTATION SYSTEM AIRBORNE EQUIPMENT |
| FAA AC 23-22 : 2005 | GUIDANCE FOR APPROVED MODEL LIST (AML) SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE (STC) APPROVAL OF PART 23 AIRPLANE AVIONICS INSTALLATIONS |
| FAA AC 29-2 : 2008 | CERTIFICATION OF TRANSPORT CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT |
| FAA AC 23-17 : 2011 | SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT GUIDE FOR CERTIFICATION OF PART 23 AIRPLANES AND AIRSHIPS |
| RTCA DO 187 : 1984 | MINIMUM OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR AIRBORNE AREA NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT USING MULTI-SENSOR INPUTS |
| FAA AC 90-96 : 2005 | APPROVAL OF U.S. OPERATORS AND AIRCRAFT TO OPERATE UNDER INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) IN EUROPEAN AIRSPACE DESIGNATED FOR BASIC AREA NAVIGATION (B-RNAV)/RNAV 5 AND PRECISION AREA NAVIGATION (P-RNAV) |
| FAA AC 25.1309-1 : 0 | SYSTEM DESIGN AND ANALYSIS |
| FAA AC 20-115 : 2017 | AIRBORNE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ASSURANCE USING EUROCAE ED-12( ) AND RTCA DO-178( ) |
| FAA AC 120-33 : 0 | OPERATIONAL APPROVAL OF AIRBORNE LONG-RANGE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS FOR FLIGHT WITHIN THE NORTH ATLANTIC MINIMUM NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS AIRSPACE |
| FAA AC 25-7 : 2012 | FLIGHT TEST GUIDE FOR CERTIFICATION OF TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANES |
| RTCA DO 235 : B2008 | ASSESSMENT OF RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE RELEVANT TO THE GNSS L1 FREQUENCY BAND |
| FAA AC 43.13-1 : 0 | ACCEPTABLE METHODS, TECHNIQUES, AND PRACTICES - AIRCRAFT INSPECTION AND REPAIR |
| FAA AC 20-159 : 2007 | OBTAINING DESIGN AND PRODUCTION APPROVAL OF AIRPORT MOVING MAP DISPLAY APPLICATIONS INTENDED FOR ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAG SYSTEMS |
| RTCA DO 236 : C2013 CHG 1 2014 | MINIMUM AVIATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: REQUIRED NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE FOR AREA NAVIGATION |
| FAA AC 90-101 : 2011 | APPROVAL GUIDANCE FOR RNP PROCEDURES WITH AR |
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