Flight Inspection of GPS Procedures Past, Present and Future

G. Curt Keedy

Abstract:	Over the past six years the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been actively involved in the development of policies, methods, and procedures for the implementation of GPS and related space-based technologies being introduced into the National Airspace System (NAS). Satellite navigation services require new technologies be implemented into the FAA flight inspection fleet. These include passive monitoring, non-precision approach, Special Category One (SCAT-1), Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), and Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS). This paper describes the methods and policies being employed by the FAA to meet these requirements. System level descriptions of the equipment involved in the commissioning and periodic inspection of GPS based systems are provided. The current automated Flight Inspection System (FIS) used aboard FAA aircraft is described along with the portable GPS Flight Inspection System (GFIS) unit for use on helicopter or non-FIS fixed wing aircraft.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 1999 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 25 - 27, 1999 Catamaran Resort Hotel San Diego, CA
Pages:	75 - 81
Cite this article:	Updated citation: Published in NAVIGATION: Journal of the Institute of Navigation
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