Program to Support the Approval of Supplemental Navigation Aids in the National Airspace System

Paul D. Abramson

Abstract:	The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has established a network of short range air navigation facilities based upon the VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) and Distance Measuring Equipment (DME). VOR/DME is an internationally accepted, widely used system of navigation which provides excellent high altitude coverage in the continental United States (CONUS). There are regions, however, in the CONUS and offshore which do not have adequate coverage to fully support users of the airspace. In these regions, supplemental navigation aids are being considered which can provide increased coverage to augment the more traditional VOR/DME system. The purpose of this paper is to suggest a program to investigate and ultimately approve the use of such supplemental navigational aids.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 1984 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 17 - 19, 1984 San Diego, CA
Pages:	168 - 171
Cite this article:	Abramson, Paul D., "Program to Support the Approval of Supplemental Navigation Aids in the National Airspace System," Proceedings of the 1984 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, San Diego, CA, January 1984, pp. 168-171.
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