Tue, Aug 04, 2009
Support For GPS Navigation In The U.S. And Worldwide
ARINC Direct announced Monday it has enhanced its flight
planning services for business aircraft with the addition of
worldwide Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring, or RAIM
predictions.
Through a teaming agreement with DW International (DWI), ARINC
Direct has been adding RAIM information automatically to flight
plans filed by its subscribers since July 1st, the date the FAA set
for RAIM to become a mandatory requirement. The RAIM feature is an
integrated part of ARINC Direct flight planning, and no fee is
involved.
The FAA now requires pilots to confirm GPS availability when
they file a flight plan in the United States with GPS as the sole
means for navigation. ARINC Direct extends this GPS availability
information to flights in the rest of the world as well.
"By including RAIM data as a standard feature we are saving
ARINC Direct customers the time and expense of using a separate
RAIM service," stated Bob Richard, Senior Director of Flight
Support Services at ARINC Business Aviation Solutions. "Combined
with our other integrated functions such as eAPIS (electronic
Advance Passenger Information System) and Flight Cost Analysis,
this gives pilots and flight departments another tool to use during
flight planning and to help make better operational decisions."
Based on calculated positions and real-time operational status
of GPS satellites, RAIM predictions indicate the quality of GPS
satellite signals to be expected along a flight path. This
information allows pilots to anticipate periods of reduced GPS
functionality, and to adjust flight plans accordingly.
When ARINC Direct users create flight plans on-line, ARINC sends
the route and waypoint data to DWI, a GPS availability prediction
company. An electronic plan is returned showing when and where GPS
outages can be expected.
Operators using the new ARINC Direct service may also view a
full RAIM prediction report containing additional levels of
detail.
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