MISCELLANEOUS Flashcards
TDZE
TOUCHDOWN ZONE ELEVATION
REIL
RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHTS
TWO SYNCHED FLASHING WHITE LIGHTS
HAA
HEIGHT ABOVE AIRPORT
HEIGHT ABOVE MDA ABOVE PUBLISHED AIRORT ELEVATION
HAT
HEIGHT ABOVE TOUCHDOWN DH OR MDA ABOVE HIGHEST RUNWAY ELEVATION IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE (FIRST 3,000 FEET OF THE RUNWAY)
GLIDE PATH
PORTION OF THE GLIDE SLOPE THAT INTERSECT WITH THE LOCALIZER
BACK COURSE MARKER
NORMALLY INDICATES ILS BACK COURSE FAF WHERE APPROACH IS COMMENCED
COMPASS LOCATOR
NDB COLLOCATED WITH AN OUT OR MIDDLE MARKER WITH EFFECTIVE RANGE OF 15NM
PREVAILING VISIBILIY
GREATEST DISTANCE AN OBSERVER CAN SEE THROUGHOUT ONE-HALF THE HORIZON
RECORDED IN SM OR FRACTIONS OF MILES
RVR
RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE
HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY DOWN THE RUNWAY
USED IN LIEU OF RVV AND PREVAILING VISIBILITY
USED FOR TAKEOFF MINIMUMS AND LANDING MINIMUMS
RVR CONVERSION TO SM
1600 1/4 2400 1/2 3200 5/8 4000 3/4 4500 7/8 5000 1 6000 1 1/4
RVV
RUNWAY VISIBILITY VALUE
DETERMINES VISIBILITY THOUGH A TRANSMISSOMETER
SM IN LIEU OF PREVAILING VISIBILITY