eVTOL Vehicle-Agnostic Instrument Flight Procedures Test Plan

AAM - NC - 121 - 001 eVTOL Vehicle - Agnostic Instrument Flight Procedures Test Plan Appendix A – Procedure Automation Rating Criteria (PARM) IFP Safety MOP 1.3.03 corresponds with Qualitative pilot assessment of procedure flyability, safety and design. For the metrics, NC designed the Procedure Automation Rating Matrix (PARM), a matrix to evaluate UAM instrument flight procedure design, flyability and interoperability of candidate departure, enroute, and approach architectures in live flight or s imulation. The PARM is a multi - dimensional rating scale designed to provide direct feedback from test pilots and operators to airspace procedure designers developing airspace constructs for the integration and scalability of AAM operations in the NAS. The PARM is assessed using a hierarchical decision tree that guides the operator through a ten - point alpha - numeric rating scale initiated either with or without the use of automation. For more information, reference Procedure Automation Rating Matrix AAM Docu ment Number: AAM - NC - 112 - 001 .

AAM - NC - 121 - 001 eVTOL Vehicle - Agnostic Instrument Flight Procedures Test Plan Appendix B – Example Test Points & Requirements Matrix

AAM - NC - 121 - 001 eVTOL Vehicle - Agnostic Instrument Flight Procedures Test Plan Appendix C - Abbreviations, Acronyms & New Terms ABBREVIATION DESCRIPTION AAM Advanced Air Mobility AFR Automated Flight Rules AGL Above Ground Level AIRNAV Air Navigation Database (FAA) ARINC Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated ATT Across - track Tolerance ATS Air Traffic Services CAD Computer - aided Design DAPD Dynamic Airspace Procedure Design (New Term) dB Decibels DDP Delayed Deceleration Point DIP Departure Intercept Point (New Term) DP Decision Point DTED Digital Terrain Elevation Data EB Engineering Brief ETA Estimate Time of Arrival eVTOL Electric Vertical Take Off and Land FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAS Final Approach Segment FATO Final Approach and Takeoff Area FIAPA Flight Inspection Airborne Processing Application FMS Flight Monitoring System FPM Feet per Minute FROP Final Rollout Point FTE Flight Technical Error (Lateral) L FTE V Flight Technical Error (Vertical) GTO General Test Objective Height of Missed Approach Surface HMAS Initial Approach Fix IAF IMC Instrument Meteorological Conditions IFP Instrument Flight Procedures IFPA Instrument Flight Procedures Automation IFR Instrument Flight Rules IGE In Ground Effect IMC Instrument Meteorological Conditions MA Missed Approach MAP Missed Approach Point MFD Multi - function Display MOP Measure of Performance MSL Mean Sea Level AAM - NC - 121 - 001 eVTOL Vehicle - Agnostic Instrument Flight Procedures Test Plan NAC Navigational Accuracy Category (Position or Velocity) NAS National Airspace System NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NAVAIDS Navigational Aids NC National Campaign NIC Navigational Integrity Category NM Nautical Mile NSE Navigational System Error OCS Obstacle Clearance Slope OEA Obstacle Evaluation Assessment OEAA Obstacle Evaluation Assessment Area OE / AAA Obstruction Evaluation/ Airport Airspace Analysis OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PARM Procedure Automation Rating Matrix (New Term) PBN Performance - based Navigation PFAF Precision Final Approach Fix PFD Primary Flight Display PIN Point - in - Space PSU Provider of Service for UAM RF Radius - to - Fix RMS Root Mean Squared RNAV Area Navigation RNP Required Navigation Performance ROC Required Obstacle Clearance RVLT Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology SA Safety Area SDA System Design Assurance STO Specific Test Objective SIAP Standard Instrument Approach Procedures SIL Surveillance Integrity Level SME Subject Matter Expert TA Terminating Altitude TARGETS Terminal Area Route Generation Evaluation and Traffic Simulation TERPS Terminal Instrument Procedures TF Track - to - Fix TLOF Touchdown and Liftoff TSE Total System Error UAM Urban Air Mobility UAS Unmanned Aircraft System VFR Visual Flight Rules VSI Vertical Speed Indicator XTT Cross - track Tolerance AAM - NC - 121 - 001 eVTOL Vehicle - Agnostic Instrument Flight Procedures Test Plan New Terms NEW TERM DESCRIPTION ‘DAPD’ Dynamic Airspace Procedure Design: a modular approach to customize precision flight procedures to the aircraft, location and operation ‘Dynamic Candidate UAM/eVTOL departure and approach IFP concept with omni - directional takeoff Procedure and landing and scalable airspace architecture Design’ ‘DIP’ Departure Intercept Point: a point at which a missed approach intersects with a departure ‘PARM’ Procedure Automation Rating Matrix: ‘Cooper - Harper’ - like subjective pilot evaluation for rating procedures via manual and automation augmented flight ‘vertipoint’ Surveyed center point of vertipad from which UAM/eVTOL airspace procedures are anchored