Flight Management System (FMS) Terminology

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Common terms used with FMS systems

GPS - Global Positioning System
LNAV - Lateral Navigation
LPV - Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance
RAIM - Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring
RNAV - Area Navigation
RNP - Required Navigation Performance
SBAS - Space Based Augmentation System
VNAV - Vertical Navigation
WAAS - Wide Area Augmentation System

 

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