App Procedures

Question 1

RVR is reported at

Answer 1

Touchdown - always reported here

Midpoint

Stop-end

Question 2

Ground facilities - full

Answer 2

720m or more of high intensity/medium intensity app lights
R/y edge lights
T/hold lights and r/y end lights.
Lights must be on

Question 3

Intermediate ground facilities

Answer 3

R/y markings 
420-719m of high intensity/medium app lights 
R/y edge lights 
T/hold lights 
R/y end lights 
Lights must be on

Question 4

Basic ground facilities

Answer 4

R/y markings <420m is high/medium intensity app lights - any length of low 
R/y edge lights 
T/hold lights 
R/y end lights 
Lights must be on

Question 5

Nil ground facilities

Answer 5

R/y edge lights
T/hold lights
R/y end lights
Or no lights at all

Question 6

System minima - lowest DH/MDH

Answer 6

ILS loc only = 250
VOR/DME = 250
SRA stopping at 1/2nm = 250
SRA stopping at 1nm = 300
NDB/DME = 300
SRA stopping at 2nm = 350
NDB = 350
VDF = 350

Question 7

Precession app CAT minima

Answer 7

CAT 1 = DH not lower than 200 - need good visual to cont
CAT 2 = DH not lower than 200 but not lower than 100ft
CAT3 = DH not lower than 100t

Question 8

RVR at which the r/y lights are switched on

Answer 8

800m

Question 9

LVP are brought into force at

Answer 9

600m RVR -a/d brings them into force

Cloud ceiling is 200ft or less

Question 10

RVR to be classed as a LVTO

Answer 10

400m RVR

ICAO = 550m

Question 11

Req for auto l/d

Answer 11

2 rad alts - all callouts below 200ft done by this

2 a/p

Question 12

CAT 1 req and visual req to cont past DH

Answer 12

DH not lower than 200ft and RVR not less than 550m

Visual ref - at least 3 consecutive lights of the centreline of the app lights or touch down lights

Question 13

CAT 2 req

Answer 13

DH below 200ft but not lower than 100ft

RVR not less than 300m

Question 14

CAT 3 req

Answer 14

A - DH lower than 100ft, RVR = 200m - 3 consecutive lights are req to be seen

B - DH lower than 100ft or no DH, RVR less than 200m but not less than 75 - with a DH - have to be able to see 1 centreline light

C - DH n/a

Question 15

VM(c) req

Answer 15

MDH - Cat A = 400ft - goes up by 100 for each cat

Min met vis - cat A = 1500m
B - 1600
C - 2400
D - 3600

Question 16

Min RVR for a visual app

Answer 16

800m

Question 17

Conversion of reported met vis to RVR

Answer 17

High intensity and r/y lighting - day = 1.5 night = 2.0

Other installation - day = 1.0 night = 1.5

No lighting - day = 1.0 night = n/a

Question 18

LVTO - NORMAL

Answer 18

RVR is less than 400m

Can be 150m for A B and C

200 for D

Question 19

ILS sensitive area is indicated on the taxiway lights by

Answer 19

Alternating yellow and green lights