SYNOPSIS
GEN-94-ASAM-07 AVIATON SAFETY ACTION MESSAGE, OPERATIONAL, ALL U.S. ARMY
AIRCRAFT, U.S. ARMY AVIATION USE OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
261935Z APR 94, MAJ VICTOR MALMGREN, AMSAT-C-XS, X2258.
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TEXT
:UNCLAS
SUBJECT - AVIATION SAFETY ACTION MESSAGE, OPERATIONAL, RCS
CSGLD-1860(R1), ALL U.S. ARMY AIRCRAFT, U.S. ARMY AVIATION
USE OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) (GEN-94-ASAM-07)
NOTE - THIS IS AN AVIATION SAFETY ACTION MESSAGE ISSUED PER
AR 95-3, CHAPTER 5 REVISION VIA MESSAGE HQ AVSCOM, AMSAV-
XSOF, 181900Z SEP 90, SUBJECT: CHANGE TO AR 95-3, CHAPTER
5, SAFETY OF FLIGHT MESSAGES. THIS MESSAGE HAS NOT BEEN
TRANSMITTED TO UNITS SUBORDINATE TO ADDRESSEES. ADDRESSEES
SHOULD IMMEDIATELY RETRANSMIT THIS MESSAGE TO ALL
SUBORDINATE UNITS, ACTIVITIES OR ELEMENTS AFFECTED OR
CONCERNED. THE RETRANSMITTAL SHALL REFERENCE THE MESSAGE.
ACTION ADDRESSES WILL IMMEDIATELY VERIFY THIS RETRANSMISSION
TO COMMANDER, ATCOM, ATTN - AMSAT-C-XS (SOF COMPLIANCE
OFFICER).
1. PRIORITY CLASSIFICATION - N/A.
2. TASK/INSPECTION SUSPENSE DATE - N/A.
3. REPORTING COMPLIANCE SUSPENSE DATE - N/A.
4. SUMMARY OF PROBLEM -
A. TO ENSURE THE WIDEST POSSIBLE DISSEMINATION, THE
FOLLOWING IS A RETRANSMISSION OF DIRUSAASA MESSAGE, DTG
151156Z APR 94, SUBJECT: U.S. ARMY AVIATION USE OF GLOBAL
POSITIONING SYSTEM.
B. ON 8 DEC 93, SECDEF ANNOUNCED TO DOT THAT GPS HAD
ACHIEVED INITIAL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY (IOC) AS DEFINED IN
THE 1992 FEDERAL RADIONAVIGATION PLAN (FRP). ON 28 APR 94
PHASE THREE OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM WILL COMMENCE WITH THE PUBLICATION OF
APPROXIMATELY 300 INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES (IAPS)
INDICATING "OR GPS". THEREAFTER, AN ADDITIONAL 600 "OR GPS"
CIVIL IAPS WILL BE ADDED TO NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY (NOS)
FLIGHT INFORMATION PUBLICATIONS (FLIP) PRODUCTS EACH 56 DAY
CYCLE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 3,900 IAPS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED
(MANY OF THESE CIVIL IAPS ALSO WILL APPEAR IN DOD FLIP).
THIS PROGRAM EXISTS ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL
AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS). SO FAR, OTHER THAN THE U.S. AND
FIJI, NO OTHER NATIONS HAVE ESTABLISHED STANDARDS FOR, NOR
APPROVED THE USE OF GPS FOR ANY AERONAUTICAL PURPOSE.
THEREFORE, OUTSIDE OF THE NAS, THE USE OF GPS AS A SOLE OR
PRIMARY MEANS OF NAVIGATION IN CIVIL AIRSPACE IS NOT
AUTHORIZED, NOT EVEN FOR VFR FLIGHTS. WE WILL ADVISE YOU AS
OTHER NATIONS ADOPT THE USE OF GPS WITHIN THEIR AIRSPACE.
C. PRESENTLY THERE ARE NO KNOWN DOD/U.S. ARMY GPS
SYSTEMS DESIGNED OR CONFIGURED TO MEET THE EQUIVALENT LEVELS
OF FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TSO-C129 SAFETY AND
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS REQUIRED TO FLY EN ROUTE, TERMINAL OR
NON-PRECISION APPROACHES UNDER INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES
(IFR). ACCORDINGLY, UNTIL THE U.S. ARMY AVIATION AND TROOP
COMMAND (ATCOM) CAN CERTIFY A GPS SYSTEM FOR IFR OPERATIONS,
U.S. ARMY USE OF GPS TO FLY IFR OR TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
FAA'S CIVIL GPS OVERLAY PROGRAM IS NOT AUTHORIZED. GPS ALSO
MAY NOT BE USED TO FLY IAPS DESIGNED FOR OTHER AREA
NAVIGATION SYSTEMS SUCH AS VOR/DME-BASED OR LORAN-C RNAV
PROCEDURES.
D. U.S. ARMY INSTALLATIONS WITHIN THE NAS DESIRING TO
ESTABLISH GPS OVERLAY PROCEDURES FOR THEIR AIRFIELDS SHOULD
PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION AND SUBMIT REQUESTS TO THE U.S. ARMY
AERONAUTICAL SERVICES AGENCY (USAASA) IAW AR 95-2, CHAPTER
11. DUE TO A FAA PROCEDURES DEVELOPMENT BACKLOG, WE EXPECT
THE PROCESS TO BE LENGTHY. HOWEVER, VALIDATED REQUESTS WILL
BE PRIORITIZED AND SUBMITTED TO THE DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY
FOR PUBLICATION AS PRODUCTION CYCLES PERMIT. FOR THE NEAR-
TERM, WE DO NOT EXPECT TO DEVELOP ANY PURE GPS RNAV IAPS IAW
FAA ORDER 8260.38. NEITHER DOD NOR THE U.S. ARMY HAVE
ESTABLISHED A REQUIREMENT TO ACQUIRE AVIONICS CAPABLE OF
EXECUTING PURE, GPS-ONLY INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES.
5. END ITEMS TO BE AFFECTED - ALL U.S. ARMY AIRCRAFT.
6. ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS TO BE INSPECTED - N/A.
7. PARTS TO BE INSPECTED - N/A.
8. INSPECTION PROCEDURES -
9. CORRECTION PROCEDURES -
10. SUPPLY/PARTS AND DISPOSITION - N/A.
11. SPECIAL TOOLS, JIGS AND FIXTURES REQUIRED - N/A.
12. APPLICATION - N/A.
13. REFERENCES - N/A.
14. RECORDING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS - N/A.
15. WEIGHT AND BALANCE - N/A.
16. POINTS OF CONTACT -
A. THE U.S. ARMY AERONAUTICAL SERVICES AGENCY POINT OF
CONTACT IS MR. WALT PERRON, MOAS-AI, DSN 656-4410 OR
COMMERCIAL 703-806-4410.
B. SAFETY POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS MESSAGE IS MAJ
VICTOR P. MALMGREN, JR, AMSAT-C-XS, DSN 693-2258 OR
COMMERCIAL 314/263-2258.
C. FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS) RECIPIENTS REQUIRING
CLARIFICATION OF ACTION ADVISED BY THIS MESSAGE SHOULD
CONTACT CW5 JAY NANCE/MR. RON VAN REES, AMSAT-I-IAF, DSN 693-
3826/3659 OR COMMERCIAL 314/263-3826/3659.
D. AFTER HOURS CONTACT ATCOM COMMAND OPERATIONS CENTER
(COC) DSN 693-2066/7 OR COMMERCIAL 314./263-2066/7.