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Minima on US plates. Confused.
Just struggling looking at the minima on these US plates. Can some one plz tell me what units they are in etc. For instance, 276/18 200 (200-1/2).
And what does all this mean including the bracketed numbers. Thanks in advance. |
Presuming it's US Gov't charts (NACO) that you are using.
276/18 is your Decision Height in feet (QNH/MSL). 276/18 is visibility, RVR in hundreds of feet. 200 is height above touchdown zone in feet(QFE). (200-1/2) is for military pilots. For more info, try the following links: http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/a...ying_handbook/ (Specifically Ch8, pp8-23 through 8-25) http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/a...ures_handbook/ Hope this helps. |
1/2 mile is also used if RVR is not available.
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samusi and misd are both right; RVR in US are predicated in feet, eg; 6 means 600ft, 24 means 2400ft etc. 1/2 means 1/2 statute miles; as opposed to ICAO RVRs in meters and visibility in meters and kilometers.
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