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    CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL OF CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 2 WEATHER MINIMA FOR APPROACH

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    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  Federal Aviation Administration

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    1 PURPOSE
    2 RELATED REFERENCES AND DEFINITIONS
    3 BACKGROUND
    4 OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS
    5 AIRBORNE SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS
    6 PROCEDURES
    7 TRAINING AND CREW QUALIFICATION
    8 AIRPORTS, NAVIGATION FACILITIES, AND METEROLOGICAL
       CRITERIA
    9 CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS/MAINTENANCE
    10 APPROVAL OF U.S. OPERATIONS
    11 FOREIGN AIR CARRIER CATEGORY I WITH SYSTEMS OTHER
       THAN ILS OR CATEGORY II AT U.S. AIRPORTS (PART 129
       OPERATIONS SPECIFICATIONS)
    12 OPERATOR REPORTING, AND TAKING CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
    APPENDIX 1 DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS
    APPENDIX 2 AIRBORNE SYSTEMS FOR CATEGORY I
    APPENDIX 3 AIRBORNE SYSTEMS FOR CATEGORY II
    APPENDIX 4 WIND MODEL FOR APPROACH SIMULATION
    APPENDIX 5 OBSTACLE ASSESSMENT FOR RNP FOR CATEGORY I
               OR CATEGORY II
    APPENDIX 6 GROUND SYSTEMS AND OBSTACLE CLEARANCE CRITERIA
               FOR CATEGORY II AND CATEGORY III OPERATIONS
    APPENDIX 7 OPERATIONS SPECIFICATIONS
    APPENDIX 8 USE OF ALTERNATIVE OPERATING MINIMA

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    Gives and acceptable means, but not the only means, for obtaining and maintaining approval of Category I and II Weather Minima including the installation and approval of associated aircraft systems.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Federal Aviation Administration
    Status Current

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    FAA AC 120-40 : 0 AIRPLANE SIMULATOR QUALIFICATION
    FAA AC 90-97 : 0 USE OF BAROMETRIC VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV) FOR INSTRUMENT APPROACH OPERATIONS USING DECISION ALTITUDE
    FAA AC 125-1 : 2016 OPERATIONS OF LARGE AIRPLANES SUBJECT TO 14 CFR PART 125
    FAA AC 120-57 : 0 SURFACE MOVEMENT GUIDANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEM
    FAA AC 90-105 : 2016 APPROVAL GUIDANCE FOR RNP OPERATIONS AND BAROMETRIC VERTICAL NAVIGATION IN THE U.S. NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM AND IN OCEANIC AND REMOTE CONTINENTAL AIRSPACE
    FAA AC 25-11 : 2014 ELECTRONIC FLIGHT DISPLAYS
    FAA AC 90-106 : 2017 ENHANCED FLIGHT VISION SYSTEMS
    FAA AC 20-167 : 2016 AIRWORTHINESS APPROVAL OF ENHANCED VISION SYSTEM, SYNTHETIC VISION SYSTEM, COMBINED VISION SYSTEM, AND ENHANCED FLIGHT VISION SYSTEM EQUIPMENT
    FAA AC 120-86 : 2005 AIRCRAFT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS
    SAE ARP 5589 : 2005 HUMAN ENGINEERING CONSIDERATIONS FOR DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PERSPECTIVE FLIGHT GUIDANCE DISPLAYS
    MIL-DTL-9490 Revision E:2008 FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS - DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND TEST OF PILOTED AIRCRAFT, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
    FAA N 8200.97 : 2006 AIRMAN AND AIRCRAFT APPROVAL FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY FLIGHT OPERATIONS, INCLUDING CATEGORY 2/3 OPERATIONS
    FAA AC 120-114 : 2016 PILOT TRAINING AND CHECKING (14 CFR PART 121 SUBPARTS N AND O, INCLUDING APPENDICES E AND F)
    FAA AC 150/5300-13 : 2008 AIRPORT DESIGN
    SAE AS 8055A : 2015 MINIMUM PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR AIRBORNE HEAD UP DISPLAY (HUD)
    SAE AS 94900 : 2007 AEROSPACE - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS - DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND TEST OF PILOTED MILITARY AIRCRAFT, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
    FAA AC 25-15 : 1989 APPROVAL OF FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANES
    FAA AC 25.1329-1 : 2016 APPROVAL OF FLIGHT GUIDANCE SYSTEMS
    FAA N 8000.326 : 2006 GUIDELINES FOR AIRWORTHINESS AND OPERATIONAL APPROVAL AND PROCEDURE DESIGN FOR NON-14 CFR PART 97 RNP SAAAR APPROACH PROCEDURES
    FAA AC 20-185 : 2015 AIRWORTHINESS APPROVAL OF SYNTHETIC VISION GUIDANCE SYSTEM
    FAA AC 25-12 : 0 AIRWORTHINESS CRITERIA FOR THE APPROVAL OF AIRBORNE WINDSHEAR WARNING SYSTEMS IN TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANES
    FAA AC 90-101 : 2011 APPROVAL GUIDANCE FOR RNP PROCEDURES WITH AR
    FAA AC 20-138 : 2014 AIRWORTHINESS APPROVAL OF POSITIONING AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
    FAA 8260.41 : 1995 OBSTACLE ASSESSMENT SURFACE EVALUATION FOR INDEPENDENT SIMULTANEOUS PARALLEL PRECISION OPERATIONS
    SAE ARP 94910 : 2012 AEROSPACE - VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND TEST OF, MILITARY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, SPECIFICATION GUIDE FOR
    FAA AC 120-28 : 0 CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL OF CATEGORY 3 WEATHER MINIMA FOR TAKEOFF, LANDING, AND ROLLOUT
    FAA AC 120-45 : 0 AIRPLANE FLIGHT TRAINING DEVICE QUALIFICATION

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    FAA AC 20-129 : 1988 AIRWORTHINESS APPROVAL OF VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV) SYSTEMS FOR USE IN THE U.S. NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS) AND ALASKA
    FAA AC 120-28 : 0 CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL OF CATEGORY 3 WEATHER MINIMA FOR TAKEOFF, LANDING, AND ROLLOUT
    FAA AC 25-15 : 1989 APPROVAL OF FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANES
    FAA AC 20-130 : 0 AIRWORTHINESS APPROVAL OF NAVIGATION OR FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INTEGRATING MULTIPLE NAVIGATION SENSORS
    FAA AC 20-138 : 2014 AIRWORTHINESS APPROVAL OF POSITIONING AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
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