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A3-10 Ft Feet GA General Aviation GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System GPS Global Positioning System HAE Height Above Ellipsoid HMI Hazardously Misleading Information ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ID Identification IFR Instrument Flight Rules ITP In-Trail Procedure kts Knots m meter (or “metre”), the SI metric system base unit for length MCDU Multi-Function Control and Display Unit MFD Multi-Function Display MHz Mega Hertz MOPS Minimum Operation Performance Standards (RTCA documents) N/A Not Applicable or No Change NAC Navigation Accuracy Category (sub “p” is for position and sub “v” is for velocity) NAS National Airspace System NIC Navigation Integrity Category NM Nautical Mile OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PVT Position, Velocity, and Time RA Resolution Advisory (TCAS II) RC Radius of Containment RMS Root Mean Square RNAV Area Navigation RNP Required Navigation Performance s second, the SI metric system base unit for time or time interval SA Situation Awareness SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
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A3-11 SBS Surveillance and Broadcast Services SC Special Committee SDA System Design Assurance SIL Source Integrity Level (sub BARO is for barometric altitude) SSR Secondary Surveillance Radar SURF Basic Surface Situation Awareness SV State Vector TA Traffic Advisory (TCAS II) TAS Traffic Advisory System TCAS Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System TCAS I TCAS system that does not provide resolution advisories TCAS II TCAS system that provides resolution advisories TIS-B Traffic Information Service – Broadcast TOA Time of Applicability TSO Technical Standard Order UAT Universal Access Transceiver UTC Universal Time, Coordinated, formerly Greenwich Mean Time VDL-4 Very High Frequency Data Link Mode 4 VEPU Vertical Estimated Position Uncertainty VSA Visual Separation on Approach WGS-84 World Geodetic System-1984
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A4-1 Appendix 4. Related Documents
1. FAA Documents.
AC 20-131( ), Airworthiness Approval of Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS II) and Mode S Transponders.
AC 20-138( ), Airworthiness Approval of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Equipment.
AC 20-140(), Guidelines for Design Approval of Aircraft Data Link Communication Systems Supporting Air Traffic Services (ATS).
AC 20-151( ), Airworthiness Approval of Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS II) Version 7.0 & 7.1 and Associated Mode S Transponders.
AC 20-153( ), Acceptance of Data Processes and Associated Navigation Databases.
AC 20-159( ), Obtaining Design and Production Approval of Airport Moving Map Display Applications Intended For Electronic Flight Bag Systems.
AC 20-165(), Airworthiness Approval of Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) Out Systems.
AC 21-40( ), Guide for Obtaining a Supplemental Type Certificate.
AC 23.1309-1( ), System Safety Analysis and Assessment for Part 23 Airplanes.
AC 23.1311-1(), Installation of Electronic Display in Part 23 Airplanes.
AC 25-11(), Electronic Flight Deck Displays.
AC 25-1309-1( ), System Design and Analysis.
AC 25.1322-1(), Flight Crew Alerting.
AC 27-1( ), Certification of Normal Category Rotorcraft.
AC 29-2( ), Certification of Transport Category Rotorcraft.
AC 43-6( ), Altitude Reporting Equipment and Transponder System Maintenance and Inspection Practices.
AC 90-114( ), Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Operations.
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A4-2 AC 120-76( ), Guidelines For The Certification, Airworthiness, and Operational Approval of Electronic Flight Bag Computing Devices.
TSO-C5, Direction Instrument, Non-Magnetic (Gyroscopically Stabilized).
TSO-C6, Direction Instrument, Magnetic (Gyroscopically Stabilized).
TSO-C8( ), Vertical Velocity Instruments.
TSO-C10( ), Altimeter, Pressure Actuated, Sensitive Type.
TSO-C66( ), Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) Operating Within the Radio Frequency Range of 960-1215 Megahertz.
TSO-88( ), Automatic Pressure Altitude Reporting Code-Generating Equipment.
TSO-C106( ), Air Data Computer.
TSO-C112( ), Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System/Mode Select (ATCRBS/Mode S) Airborne Equipment.
TSO-C118 ( ), Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) Airborne Equipment, TCAS- I.
TSO-C119( ),Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) Airborne Equipment, TCAS II With Optional Hybrid Surveillance.
TSO-C129( ), Airborne Supplemental Navigation Equipment Using the Global Positioning System (GPS).
TSO-C145( ), Airborne Navigation Sensors Using the Global Positioning System (GPS) Augmented by the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS).
TSO-C146( ), Stand-Alone Airborne Navigation Equipment Using the Global Positioning System (GPS) Augmented by the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS).
TSO-C147( ), Traffic Advisory System (TAS) Airborne Equipment.
TSO-C154c, Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Equipment Operating on the Frequency of 978 MHz.
TSO-C165( ), Electronic Map Display Equipment for Graphical Depiction of Aircraft Position.
TSO-C166b, Extended Squitter Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) and Traffic Information Service - Broadcast (TIS-B) Equipment Operating on the Radio Frequency of
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A4-3 1090 Megahertz (MHz).
TSO-C195a, Avionics Supporting Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) Aircraft Surveillance Applications (ASA).
TSO-C196( ), Airborne Supplemental Navigation Sensors for Global Positioning System Equipment Using Aircraft-Based Augmentation.
2. RTCA, Inc. Documents (RTCA DO) documents:
RTCA/DO-178B, Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification.
RTCA/DO-208, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne Supplemental Navigation Equipment Using Global Positioning System (GPS).
RTCA/DO-229D, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Global Positioning System/Wide Area Augmentation System Airborne Equipment.
RTCA/DO-247, The Role of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) in Supporting Airport Surface Operations.
RTCA/DO-254, Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware.
RTCA/DO-257A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for the Depiction of Navigational Information on Electronic Maps.
RTCA/DO-260B, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for 1090 MHz Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B).
RTCA/DO-282B, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B).
RTCA/DO-306, Change 1. Safety and Performance Standard for Air Traffic Data Link Services in Oceanic and Remote Airspace (Oceanic SPR Standard).
RTCA/DO-316, Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for Global Positioning System/Aircraft Based Augmentation System Airborne Equipment.
RTCA/DO-317A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) For Aircraft Surveillance Applications System (ASAS).
3. ARINC Documents:
ARINC 718A, Mark 4 Air Traffic Control Transponder (ATCRBS/MODE S).
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A4-4 ARINC 735B, Mark 2 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS).
ARINC 738A, Air Data and Inertial Reference System (ADRS).
ARINC 743A, GNSS Sensor.
4. SAE Documents.
SAE ARP 4754A, Guidelines for Development of Civil Aircraft Systems.
SAE ARP 4761, Guidelines and Methods for Conducting the Safety Assessment Process on Civil Airborne Systems and Equipment.
5. How to Get Related Documents:
a. You can get copies of the 14 CFR parts referenced in this AC online from the GPO electronic CFR Internet website at www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/.
b. Order copies of RTCA documents from RTCA Inc., , 1150 18th St. NW, Suite 910, Washington, D.C. 20036. For general information, telephone (202) 833-9339 or fax (202) 833- 9434. You can also order copies online at http:/www.rtca.org.
c. Order copies of ARINC documents from ARINC Incorporated, 2551 Riva Rd., Annapolis, MD, 21401. Telephone +1 800-633-6882, fax +1 410-956-5465.
You can also get copies from their website at www.arinc.com.
d. Order copies of SAE documents from SAE International, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, telephone (724) 776-4970, fax (724) 776-0790. Also, order copies online at www.sae.org.
e. Order copies of advisory circulars from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Subsequent Distribution Office, M-30, Ardmore East Business Center, 3341 Q 75th Avenue, Landover, MD 20785. You can also get copies from our website at http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/ or www.airweb.faa.gov/rgl.