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Jepp Updates Methodology for Airport Operating Minimums

The changes reflects the ongoing international efforts to harmonize AOM around the world.

By AIN Staff • AIN Staff

July 18, 2015

Jeppesen on Thursday announced sweeping changes to how it determines and displays aerodrome operating minimums (AOMs), as well as the profile views of non-precision approaches, on airway manual instrument charts. The changes are detailed in Jeppesen’s bulletin 15-A, although no implementation date has yet been announced. The new system will emphasize constant descent final approach flight techniques for vertically guided non-precision approaches in support of stabilized approaches.

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