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SPECIFICATIONS PERFORMANCES MINIMALES NAVIGATION [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Air Traffic Control
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- minimum navigation performance specifications airspace
1, record 1, English, minimum%20navigation%20performance%20specifications%20airspace
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MNPSA 1, record 1, English, MNPSA
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A designated airspace in which minimum navigation performance specifications (MNPS) procedures are applied between MNPS certified and equipped aircraft. 2, record 1, English, - minimum%20navigation%20performance%20specifications%20airspace
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Circulation et trafic aériens
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- espace aérien à spécifications de performances minimales de navigation
1, record 1, French, espace%20a%C3%A9rien%20%C3%A0%20sp%C3%A9cifications%20de%20performances%20minimales%20de%20navigation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- MNPSA 1, record 1, French, MNPSA
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-09-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Statutes and Regulations (Air Transport)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Canadian minimum navigation performance specifications
1, record 2, English, Canadian%20minimum%20navigation%20performance%20specifications
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- CMNPS 2, record 2, English, CMNPS
correct, plural
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Specifications relating to the navigation performance capability of aircraft operating in a specified portion of the Canadian Domestic Airspace (CDA). 2, record 2, English, - Canadian%20minimum%20navigation%20performance%20specifications
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To comply with CMNPS, navigation performance must be such that: (a) the standard deviation of lateral track deviations is less than 6.3 NM [nautical miles]; (b) the proportion of total flight time spent by aircraft 30 NM or more off the cleared track is less than 5.3 X 10-4 (i.e. less than 1 hr in about 2000 flight hours); and (c) the proportion of total flight time spent by aircraft at or between 50 and 70 NM off the cleared track is less than 13 X 10-5 (i.e. less than 1 hr in about 8000 flight hours). 2, record 2, English, - Canadian%20minimum%20navigation%20performance%20specifications
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Réglementation et législation (Transp. aérien)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- spécifications canadiennes de performances minimales de navigation
1, record 2, French, sp%C3%A9cifications%20canadiennes%20de%20performances%20minimales%20de%20navigation
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- CMNPS 1, record 2, French, CMNPS
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Spécifications portant sur la capacité de performance de navigation des aéronefs évoluant dans un secteur précis de l'espace aérien intérieur canadien (CDA). 1, record 2, French, - sp%C3%A9cifications%20canadiennes%20de%20performances%20minimales%20de%20navigation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour être conforme à la norme CMNPS, les aéronefs doivent répondre aux capacités de performance de telle sorte que : a) l'écart type de la déviation de route latérale soit inférieur à 6,3 NM [milles marins]; b) la fraction du temps de vol total exécutée à 30 NM ou plus de sa route autorisée soit inférieure à 5,3 X 10-4 (c.-à-d. moins d'une heure pour environ 2000 heures de vol); c) la fraction du temps de vol total exécutée entre 50 et 70 NM de sa route autorisée soit inférieure à 13 X 10-5 (c.-à-d. moins d'une heure pour environ 8000 heures de vol). 1, record 2, French, - sp%C3%A9cifications%20canadiennes%20de%20performances%20minimales%20de%20navigation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-08-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Air Traffic Control
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- minimum navigation performance specifications
1, record 3, English, minimum%20navigation%20performance%20specifications
correct, plural, standardized, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- MNPS 1, record 3, English, MNPS
correct, plural, standardized, officially approved
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An expression used to designate specifications relating to the navigation performance capability of aircraft operating in specified portions of the airspace. 2, record 3, English, - minimum%20navigation%20performance%20specifications
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
minimum navigation performance specifications; MNPS: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee; term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 3, record 3, English, - minimum%20navigation%20performance%20specifications
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Circulation et trafic aériens
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- spécifications de performances minimales de navigation
1, record 3, French, sp%C3%A9cifications%20de%20performances%20minimales%20de%20navigation
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- MNPS 1, record 3, French, MNPS
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized, officially approved
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expression employée pour désigner les spécifications relatives à la capacité de performance de navigation d'aéronefs évoluant dans des parties désignées de l'espace aérien. 2, record 3, French, - sp%C3%A9cifications%20de%20performances%20minimales%20de%20navigation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
spécifications de performances minimales de navigation; MNPS : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne; terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 3, record 3, French, - sp%C3%A9cifications%20de%20performances%20minimales%20de%20navigation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Control de tránsito aéreo
- Pilotaje y navegación aérea
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- especificaciones de performance mínima de navegación
1, record 3, Spanish, especificaciones%20de%20performance%20m%C3%ADnima%20de%20navegaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun, plural, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
- MNPS 1, record 3, Spanish, MNPS
correct, feminine noun, plural, officially approved
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
especificaciones de performance mínima de navegación; MNPS: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 3, Spanish, - especificaciones%20de%20performance%20m%C3%ADnima%20de%20navegaci%C3%B3n
Record 3, Key term(s)
- especificación de performance mínima de navegación
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-04-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Air Traffic Control
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Canadian minimum navigation performance specifications airspace
1, record 4, English, Canadian%20minimum%20navigation%20performance%20specifications%20airspace
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- CMNPSA 1, record 4, English, CMNPSA
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- CMNPS airspace 2, record 4, English, CMNPS%20airspace
correct
- CMNPSA 2, record 4, English, CMNPSA
correct
- CMNPSA 2, record 4, English, CMNPSA
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
As geographically delineated in the Designated Airspace Handbook (DAH), designated airspace within the Canadian domestic airspace (CDA) in which the conduct of flight is limited to aircraft certified as having Canadian minimum navigation performance specifications (CMNPS) capability, unless the appropriate ATC [air traffic control] unit is satisfied that a non-CMNPS-certified aircraft can be accommodated without penalizing CMNPS-certified aircraft. 2, record 4, English, - Canadian%20minimum%20navigation%20performance%20specifications%20airspace
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Circulation et trafic aériens
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- espace aérien canadien de spécifications de performances minimales de navigation
1, record 4, French, espace%20a%C3%A9rien%20canadien%20de%20sp%C3%A9cifications%20de%20performances%20minimales%20de%20navigation
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- CMNPSA 1, record 4, French, CMNPSA
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- espace aérien CMNPS 2, record 4, French, espace%20a%C3%A9rien%20CMNPS
correct, masculine noun
- CMNPSA 2, record 4, French, CMNPSA
correct, masculine noun
- CMNPSA 2, record 4, French, CMNPSA
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espace aérien désigné (représenté géographiquement dans le Manuel des espaces aériens désignés (DAH)) à l'intérieur de l'espace aérien intérieur canadien (CDA) dans lequel seuls les aéronefs certifiés conformes aux spécifications canadiennes de performances minimales de navigation (CMNPS) sont autorisés à évoluer, à moins que l'unité ATC [contrôle de la circulation aérienne] compétente soit convaincue qu'un aéronef non certifié pour les CMNPS puisse y être admis sans pénaliser les aéronefs certifiés pour le CMNPS. 2, record 4, French, - espace%20a%C3%A9rien%20canadien%20de%20sp%C3%A9cifications%20de%20performances%20minimales%20de%20navigation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-11-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Air Traffic Control
- Statutes and Regulations (Air Transport)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- CMNPS transition area
1, record 5, English, CMNPS%20transition%20area
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Canadian minimum navigation performance specifications transition area 2, record 5, English, Canadian%20minimum%20navigation%20performance%20specifications%20transition%20area
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The area within the Canadian domestic airspace (CDA) extending upwards from FL [flight level] 280, underlying the designated CMNPS airspace. 1, record 5, English, - CMNPS%20transition%20area
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Circulation et trafic aériens
- Réglementation et législation (Transp. aérien)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- zone de transition CMNPS
1, record 5, French, zone%20de%20transition%20CMNPS
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- zone de transition pour spécifications canadiennes de performances minimales de navigation 2, record 5, French, zone%20de%20transition%20pour%20sp%C3%A9cifications%20canadiennes%20de%20performances%20minimales%20de%20navigation
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie de l'espace aérien intérieur canadien (CDA) qui s'étend du FL [niveau de vol] 280 vers le haut jusqu'à l'espace aérien CMNPS désigné. 1, record 5, French, - zone%20de%20transition%20CMNPS
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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