Minima outside europe for JAA operators
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Minima outside europe for JAA operators
Hi all,
today I was watching some BA flight plans. I saw that the 777 flight planes report a 100 meters as RVR (so CAT IIIB).
Here my question: which minima are used by these aircrafts when they land in the US?? I watched at JFK app chart (issued by FAA) and they state 600ft RVR which it means about 180mt.
So do they have to use 600ft or 100mt converted to feet??
today I was watching some BA flight plans. I saw that the 777 flight planes report a 100 meters as RVR (so CAT IIIB).
Here my question: which minima are used by these aircrafts when they land in the US?? I watched at JFK app chart (issued by FAA) and they state 600ft RVR which it means about 180mt.
So do they have to use 600ft or 100mt converted to feet??
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Pilot assessed RVR depends on how many runway lights the pilots can see and so the spacing of those lights is critical airport infrastructure!
The RVR you see filed in the remarks section of the flight plan is normally the minimum to which the company is certified to operate that type to, as per AOC approval.
The actual minima used for an approach will be the greater of the minimum approved RVR or the published RVR for that particular facility, taking into account any company/ local authority imposed increase.
