RNP = curved approaches and nothing else.

Well, the curved ones are were the fun is ..... :(

Hi,I'm sure there are better references out there, but if you read about what RNAV really is, it is easy to see why it is associated with curved flight paths:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_navigationBest regards,Robin.

RF will likely come in one of the NGX service packs.

This caught my eye. So, there are service packs planned? Why is that?

This caught my eye. So, there are service packs planned? Why is that?

This might be part of the reason:

We've already posted about this in past updates, but RF is *not* what makes an aircraft RNP capable. It's part of it, but a lot of simmers really need to get out of the mindset that RNP = curved approaches and nothing else. RNP is a system/methodology that affects every part of the flight - we have it fully implemented right now aside from the RF stuff, which we're still trying to negotiate data access for. RF will likely come in one of the NGX service packs.You can fly an RNP approach that has straight leg segments in the NGX on day 1 (there's a lot of them like this) - we have fully modeled the RNP/ANP comparisons and internal estimation/error correction stuff, the ANP can change etc.

Here's a link to some curvy ones for YMHB Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.http://www.airservices.gov.au/publications/current/sup/s8-h59.pdfI think Qantas and Virgin do them in their 737-800s. I believe they're still under "trial" so the operator needs special approval to use them. I don't think Jetstar is doing them with its A320s yet - I could be wrong. I believe they are planning on doing it, but need to train crews + get software for their a/c.They're starting to be used a lot in Australia (I think at the moment as trials with Qantas/Virgin).Cheers,RudyPS more for other Australian airpots in the Supplements section here:http://www.airservices.gov.au/publications/aip.asp?pg=50

This caught my eye. So, there are service packs planned? Why is that?

For one, it would be ridiculous to say the product won't have bugs - it just won't have bugs that we knew about and didn't fix before release. The other reason is that we plan to add more features in the SPs - that will be the main reason for them.