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DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) is, as the name suggests, a system for measuring the slant distance between a suitably-equipped aircraft and a ground-based transponder station; DME stations are often colocated with VOR or ILS installations.

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is DME groundspeed slightly inaccurate due to slant range?

Your slant range distance to the DME station is given by $s=\sqrt{s_g^2+a^2}$, where $s_g$ is the ground distance and $a$ is your altitude above the DME. …
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Timing not authorized for defining the MAPt

Per TERPS 2-9-8(c), this can happen when there is excessive fix error on the PFAF (precise final approach fix) and there are obstacles on the missed approach segment. The fix error on the PFAF is not …
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Can we do this approach using suitable RNAV instead of ADF/ DME,

Yes. You need to be equipped with a VOR receiver and use it to monitor the final approach course guidance. But identifying other fixes with a suitable RNAV system is fine. The exact rules for what you …
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