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Performance Airspace: WAAS

Performance Airspace: WAAS

Topic Description

This topic discusses the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS,) which consists of equipment and software that improves the GPS Standard Positioning Service (SPS.) WAAS provides enhanced integrity, accuracy, availability, and continuity over and above a non-augmented GPS system. The differential correction function of WAAS provides improved accuracy required for precision approaches.  

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Prerequisites:

  • Performance Airspace: RNAV and RNP
  • Performance Airspace: RNP APCH

Topic Outline

  • Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)
  • Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS)
  • Coverage areas
  • The importance of integrity, availability and accuracy of the GPS system signal
  • Operational procedures before and during the approach
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