Since the global practical use of Satellite Positioning Systems for aviation navigation, Performance Base Navigation, known as PBN is now the umbrella term used to incorporate Area Navigation (RNAV) and Required Navigation Performance (RNP).

PBN allows aircraft to operate along flexible flight paths within the coverage of ground-based navigation aids, Global Navigation satellite systems (GNSS) and onboard self-contained navigation systems such as INS.

ICAO has developed the PBN Manual (ICAO Doc 9613) which provides guidance to States and aircraft operators for the transition to Performance based navigation.

As aviation technology advances and evolves, air traffic services re-plan global airspaces and instrument approach procedures and we as pilots and aviation organisations need to understand concepts associated with this ever-evolving technology.

Our comprehensive GNSS/RNAV/PBN course is designed to equip aviators with the essential theoretical knowledge necessary for successfully undertaking the practical Instrument Rating flight test

• An explanation to the background to PBN
• Distinguishing between different types of Area Navigation (RNAV) systems
• Explanation of the fundamentals of GNSS theory
• Basic knowledge of RNAV and RNP procedures design both en -route and approach.
• An understanding of Instrument Approach Procedures, Standard Instrument Departures and Arrivals (SID’S and STAR’s)