What's an SRE?

[CaptSensible]

Could anyone enlighten me as to what an SRE approach is? Not an SRA (know that) but SRE.

[2 sheds]

Captain

"Surveillance Radar Equipment", i.e. conventional surveillance radar. "SRE approach" could mean either SRA or any radar directed approach - it's not really specific.

Rgds

2 S

[CaptSensible]

Thanks 2sheds. I've been doing more research and turned up a definition in Jeppesen which calls it a "Surveillance Radar Element". That's all it gives and it's no more enlightening to me. If I understand you properly then you're saying that an SRE is really a reference to an SRA?

[Chilli Monster]

That's exactly what it is - SRA / SRE, there's no difference

CM

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

Back in the days when Pontius was a pilot it meant the "search radar element" of GCA - ie not the talkdown bit.

[CaptSensible]

Thanks guys/gals. :)

[TinPusher]

Don't ask me why but the SRE/NDB approach that is available at one of the GA airfields I deal with was renamed the TAR/NDB.. :)