How are non-precision approaches built?

[320DRIVER]

Does anyone have a link to information on how non-precision approaches are built i.e. how to come up with the MDA, turn construction etc.

Thanks!

[OzExpat]

Are you talking about TERPS or PANS OPS? Not sure if there's any online material about it, but try surfing thru the ICAO website (http://www.icao.int/) for Pans Ops stuff.

For whatever it's worth, procedure designers do courses of at least a week's duration, followed up by LOTS of closely supervised actual design work, to learn it all. And we never stop learning about it.

ICAO Document 8168 Vol 2 is the procedure designer's "bible" for Pans Ops. Also, most aviation authorities require a somewhat higher standard of design criteria, so the Pans Ops "bible" is only regarded as a minimum specification.

[OzExpat]

While surfing around for info on an unrelated subject, I came across the website for FAA TERPs (http://terps.faa.gov/) information.