Originally Posted by Empty Cruise
So - any thoughts on the legality aspect as seen from ATCO and FD crews' side? If we have the approved Part C and get a "reliable" FC from ATC - are we legal or not? That is quite an important question - and if the answer is not clear, we can tear out every 3rd page in the perf.manual
I am not a lawyer and will not comment on the legality. But please bear in mind that the
Surface Condition Report are produced by the people on the ground. Not the ATC, who like you are up and above the ground.
The person on the ground are the one who "feel the stuff" and evaluate the condition at the movement area and the output from the (friction) measuring devices and report it to the ATC according to, by the State, regulated/approved format for further transmitting to the end user (operator/pilot).
(These formats do, unfortunately, vary from State to State)
The person on the ground take the desicion when to close the runway or any other part of the movement area for maintenance, preparation, etc and when to open for traffic by issuing a
Surface Condition Report