Madeira RNP AR 05 - How easy can technology make your life? | Real Airline Pilot 

There really isn't much setup required. Do the same as for a standard RNP approach (see my RNP Approach tutorial if you haven't checked it yet). The AR doesn't really make it any different from standard RNP appraoches (technically), it simply means that due to certain factors such as missed approach guidance, loss of RNAV capability on the approach, etc. the authority requires the airline to get approval to conduct this particular approach. This usually means the airline will develop a training session and preparation material for the pilots.

Yes, it is correct. It is the kind of accuracy we're talking about in aviation. We can't go down to the meters or centimeters, our aircraft wouldn't be able to fly that anyway.

I still find it hard to believe that PMDG is almost 2 years on MSFS, and still no proper RNP approaches can be done. The fact that the cessna draws the lines so elegantly and PMDG can't is really breaking my brain.

also have you flown into maderia considering the airline i think you work at im not gona say for ovious reasons

I don't think the visual will go any time soon, most operators still use the visual these days. For sure my airline does, we don't have that RNP AR approval at Madeira. I haven't flown there yet, unfortunately. Even though I'd be tempted to apply for the base for a year or so, it would surely be one hell of an experience!

@@A330Driver oh yes defiantly thanks for your reply!!

I need to have a look at that! Surely tech made life easier, but the visual approach is still used by many airlines over at Madeira!

Correct, the Longitude is only available in Premium Deluxe. I'm afraid I haven't seen any way to purchase it separately yet.

It's very good, follows the route very precisely. At least for a 737 however probably too precisely. Sure enough on an RF leg the 737 is also accurate, but especially when changing speed during a turn the 737 tends to get inaccurate while the WT LNAV is still quite accurate. So I'd probably say the 737's still better. WT might have become too perfect ;-)

@@A330Driver Huh? That makes no sense.

@@blueline308 I think he means the WT LNAV is too accurate and therefore unrealistic. The 737's LNAV is a little less accurate which makes it more true to its real-world system.

It's somewhat apples and oranges. The 737NG is a much older system. Having watched numerous reference videos of the real C700 and looked at a lot of flight data, I would say the real aircraft is definitely this accurate, and so that's how we modeled it.

As the PMDG doesn't fly proper RF legs, it's probably an unfair comparison. It's still not able to fly the appropriate track miles as indicated on the chart and just shortcut its.

Because of the very close proximity to terrain. What do you do if you suddenly loose RNAV capabilities while on the approach? What's your way out? That's all stuff that operators need to define in order to get approval to execute this approach.

@@A330Driver I agree. This is really impressive but should anything go wrong the pilot needs to get on it fast. It's so close to terrain at this level and hands off.