NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday efficiently carried out a validation flight of the RNP-AR procedure at Kathmandu Airport.
“A successful conduct of VNKT RNP Z RWY 02 (AR) flight by IndiGo on Airbus A320 aircraft (VT-ISQ) at Kathmandu was done making it the first validation flight conducted by the regulator DGCA of RNP AR procedure.Indigo successfully conducted its first flight utilising the required navigation performance with authorisation required (RNP AR) approach on an A 320 aircraft (on Aug 4). An all-women Inspectors team from DGCA and Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal were on board to oversee the validation flight,” the DGAC mentioned in a press release.
“The key benefits emanating from the successful validation of this RNP-AR procedure would include: increased safety in complex environments; enhanced operational efficiency; lower fuel burn and reduced carbon footprint and financial savings through minimised crew and flight time losses. This achievement is the result of a collaborative effort between the regulator DGCA and the airline, paving the way for other operators to seek qualification and approval through the established process. This approval underlines DGCA’s commitment to advancing aviation safety standards and operational excellence, ensuring safer and more efficient flights at one of the world’s most demanding critical airports,” the assertion added.
The RNP AR strategy affords a number of benefits, together with enhanced security by means of higher precision accuracy and extra stabilised strategy. It reduces operational inefficiencies, equivalent to the necessity for a number of step-downs in non-precision approaches, and lowers the touchdown minima. Pilots should bear specialised simulator coaching to function and conduct RNP AR approaches, and the plane have to be correctly outfitted and succesful of executing this superior strategy.
“A successful conduct of VNKT RNP Z RWY 02 (AR) flight by IndiGo on Airbus A320 aircraft (VT-ISQ) at Kathmandu was done making it the first validation flight conducted by the regulator DGCA of RNP AR procedure.Indigo successfully conducted its first flight utilising the required navigation performance with authorisation required (RNP AR) approach on an A 320 aircraft (on Aug 4). An all-women Inspectors team from DGCA and Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal were on board to oversee the validation flight,” the DGAC mentioned in a press release.
“The key benefits emanating from the successful validation of this RNP-AR procedure would include: increased safety in complex environments; enhanced operational efficiency; lower fuel burn and reduced carbon footprint and financial savings through minimised crew and flight time losses. This achievement is the result of a collaborative effort between the regulator DGCA and the airline, paving the way for other operators to seek qualification and approval through the established process. This approval underlines DGCA’s commitment to advancing aviation safety standards and operational excellence, ensuring safer and more efficient flights at one of the world’s most demanding critical airports,” the assertion added.
The RNP AR strategy affords a number of benefits, together with enhanced security by means of higher precision accuracy and extra stabilised strategy. It reduces operational inefficiencies, equivalent to the necessity for a number of step-downs in non-precision approaches, and lowers the touchdown minima. Pilots should bear specialised simulator coaching to function and conduct RNP AR approaches, and the plane have to be correctly outfitted and succesful of executing this superior strategy.
