Aircraft equipped with ADS-B Out avionics that meet altitude keeping requirements can obtain reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) authorizations if a newly proposed change to that application ...
US transition to reduced vertical separation minima was problem-free. The looming March deadline for installation of terrain awarenessmore challenging As aircraft operators enjoyed a smooth transition ...
RVSM compliance is a multi-step process which includes equipment installation, test flights, pilot training and a letter of authorisation (LOA) from the FAA. The LOA certifies that aircraft and pilots ...
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). This proposal would revise the FAA’s requirements for application to operate in RVSM airspace. The proposal would eliminate ...
The tolerance for RVSM OPS is plus or minus 65 feet for aircraft built after April 9, 1997, and plus or minus 130 feet for aircraft built prior. This equates to less than one quarter of a percent at ...