Performance-Based Navigation for Helicopters

Rotor Safety Challenge (RSC)
Tracks: Career Development, Maintenance, Operations, Pilot, Safety, Student
Instructor: Chris Baur, Hughes Aerospace Corp.

As the FAA’s NextGen movement continues to advance, helicopter navigation, especially COPTER IFR, continues to modernize and evolve. In this environment, pilots, operators, and others should become familiar with performance-based navigation (PBN) requirements, capabilities, compliance, and limitations. PBN is particularly effective in low-level IFR navigation, independent of ground-based navigation aids.

Instructor Bio

Chris Baur is president and CEO of Hughes Aerospace Corp., one of the largest and most experienced, globally credentialed air navigation service providers. Under Chris’s leadership, Hughes has been at the forefront of the FAA’s NextGen implementation and worldwide performance-based navigation (PBN) movement. Chris possesses 40 years of diverse contributions in aviation. He is an experienced airline captain, technical pilot, instructor, and flight test pilot.