The 1990 Federal Radionavigation Plan And Its Impact On The Omega Navigation System

Heywood O. Shirer

Abstract:	The Federal Radionavigation Plan (FRP) is the official source of radionavigation policy and planning for the U.S. Federal Government. Policy and plans are developed jointly by the Departments of Transportation and Defense with assistance of other government agencies and civil users, and presented in biennial editions of the Plan. The FRP strives to arrive at an optimum mix of federally-provided common-use radionavigation systems through an examination of existing systems and a determination of which systems might be replace by other existing or future systems. The FRP has international significance because several Federally operated radionavigation systems are used by the international community and some systems, such as Omega, are operated jointly in cooperation with other nations. This paper previews the 1990 FRP with an emphasis towards its impact on the Omega Navigation System. The Federal policy regarding the Omega Navigation System has undergone several changes since the first edition of the FRP in 1980. The 1988 FRP Included important changes to the policy due to significant recapitalizatlon costs to the system that threatened to shorten the 10 to 15 year transition period. Although recapitalization costs are still a concern, they are not as great as originally estimated and Omega is expected to continue into the next century even though the Department of Defense will terminate all requirements for the System by December, 1994. Omega aviation service requirements will remain until there is a suitable replacement.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 1991 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 22 - 24, 1991 Sheraton San Marcos Hotel Phoenix, AZ
Pages:	423 - 430
Cite this article:	Shirer, Heywood O., "The 1990 Federal Radionavigation Plan And Its Impact On The Omega Navigation System," Proceedings of the 1991 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Phoenix, AZ, January 1991, pp. 423-430.
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