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Old 24th Jul 2008, 20:30
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kykweer
 
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MD 80 is Cat C aircraft. 1time is Cat II approved. All crew trained in LVP take-offs as well to 125m RVR. Autoland not required but recommended for Cat II. RVR 300m. 1time uses a self imposed 350m RVR restriction since they used to attend simulator anually. They now attend simulator every 6 months, thus I am unsure if 350m RVR still applies. MD 80 autopilot limitation: Cat III with autoland. No autoland, autopilot must be off by 50 feet AGL, Cat II. No autoland allowed if engine failure prior to 50 feet AGL. The MD80 has a parralel yaw damper. Cat II does not require autoland certification or monitoring since autoland is not required. Crew may perform autoland provided autoland serviceability test performed during pre-flight on ground. Cat II approaches (Simulated and actual) are recorded in tech log for monitoring of autopilot system. Hopes this clears up the speculation.
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