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Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433)

Regulations are current to 2026-03-17 and last amended on 2026-01-05. Previous Versions

  •  (1) For the purposes of this Division, a long-range navigation system shall have the following performance capability:

    • (a) the standard deviation of the lateral track deviations is less than 6.3 nautical miles;

    • (b) the proportion of the total flight time that is spent by the aircraft at a distance of 30 or more nautical miles from the cleared track is less than 5.3 x 10-4; and

    • (c) the proportion of the total flight time that is spent by the aircraft at a distance of 50 to 70 nautical miles from the cleared track is less than 1.3 x 10-4.

  • (2) For the purposes of this Division, a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver is considered to be a long-range navigation system if it is installed in accordance with the requirements of Advisory Circular 20-138B, entitled Airworthiness Approval of Positioning and Navigation Systems, dated September 27, 2010 and published by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States, as amended from time to time.

  • SOR/2014-131, s. 18

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