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Federal Aviation Administration

Aeronautical Charting Forum 12-01

CATEGORY III CHART MINIMA

April 25-26, 2012 Chris Hope, AFS-410 Aeronautical Charting Forum

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Current CAT III Minima Presentation

• Minima presented in terms of CAT III definitions
• System set up for aircraft certified and operators

authorized in terms of definitions

• This changed with publication of CAT III Advisory

Circular 120-28D

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CAT III ILS Classification

• CAT III minima allowed on a runway is

function of ILS classification

– Determined by FAA Tech Ops – In accordance with FAA Order 6750.24 and ICAO Annex 10 – Specified in AFS-400 memo Interim Criteria for Precision Approach Obstacle Assessment and Category II / III Instrument Landing System (ILS) Requirements

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CAT III ILS Classification cont.

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Extract from AFS-400 memo

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CAT III Operator Minima

• Lowest minima allowed is function of aircraft

certification and operator training

– Authorized in OpSpec C060

• Operators need to know:

– What their OpSpec minima is – What minima the ILS will support OpSpec Minima ILS Minima Highest Value Approach Minima

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Recommended CAT III Minima Presentation

• Show only the lowest ILS minima the installation

will support

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