ARINC Coding for Flight Procedure Designers

Approximate price: €2,200.00  (final price confirmed at offer submission time)

Book

Concept

This course teaches the principles of ARINC-424 coding: what it is, why it exists and how it works, in a way that allows flight procedure designers to better understand how trajectories are coded and used by flight management systems.

Learning outcomes

Having completed the course, the student should have a solid understanding of:

  • the history of ARINC-424;
  • the architecture of Flight Management Systems;
  • the architecture of navigation systems;
  • ARINC-424 paths and terminators;
  • using ARINC-424 coding in practice.

Prerequisites

Attendees must have completed a basic flight procedure design training course in the last two years or be in current or recent practice as a procedure designer or in aeronautical charting.

The language of instruction is English. Attendees must be proficient at least to STANAG 6001 Level 3, ICAO Level 4 or CEFR Level B2.

Method of instruction

In-person classroom instruction. Lectures followed by practical exercises and debrief.

Duration

Approximately 30 classroom hours.

Training syllabus

TopicSchedule
General introduction Day 1
Aeronautical data chain: data collection and integrity checks
Customised routes
Introduction to DO-200B, ED-76A and ARINC-424 guidance
Introduction to Flight Management Systems (FMS)
Use of transitions for APCH, SID and STAR.
Principles of ARINC-424Day 2
Path and terminators: IF, CF, TF, DF
Path and terminators: VA, CA, FA
Path and terminators: HA, HM, HF
Path and terminators: IF, CF, TF, DF
SID coding
STAR coding
RNP APCH codingDay 3
RNAV SID guided exercise
RNP APCH guided exercise
Path and terminators: CD, FD, VD
Path and terminators: PI, FM, VM, RF, AF
Conventional APCH guided exercise
Conventional SID guided exercise
RNP APCH exerciseDay 4
RNAV SID exercise
RNAV STAR exercise
Final test

The content and pace of instruction can be adapted to the client’s wishes and operational needs and student performance.