Procedure Turns

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Based on the aircraft position relative to the IAF and the approach diagram, determine:

Generated Value	Range of values
Heading to IAF	0° to 359 °

Generated Value

Range of values

Towered

60% chance airport has active ATC tower

Additional Attributes	Probability	Range
Tower visibility		Within one reporting level of the ground visibility

Elevation

0'ASL to 5000'ASL

Variation

17E to 20W

Runways

Length: 2000' to 5000'

20% chance the surface is turf

Additional Attributes	Probability	Range
Displaced Threshold	20%	50' to 20% of runway length
Stopway	20%	50' to 20% of runway length
Clearway	5%	200' to 1000'
Runway slope		-0.05% to 0.05%
RVR sensors installed	30%
RVOP exists when RVR sensors installed	70%
LVOP exists when RVR sensors installed	20%
RVOP exists when RVR sensors not installed	50%
LVOP exists when RVR sensors not installed	5%

Additional Attributes	Probability	Range
Standard ½SM visibility	30%
Not assessed for IFR	10%
Minimum ceiling required for VCOA		500' to 900' AAE (rounded off to nearest 100')
Required take off climb gradient		210'/nm to 450'/nm
Take off gradient to be maintained until		Runway elevation + 400' to VCOA altitude

Additional Attributes	Probability	Range
Number of appoaches per runway end		1 to 3
Precision Approach Available	30%
Advisory MDA/DH & visibility changes for next A/C category	20%
Precision Approach Advisory Visibility		1/2SM
Precision Approach DH		200'
NPA Advisory Visibility		Randomly selected from 1/2, 5/8, 3/4, 1, 1 1/4, 1 1/2, 1 3/4, 2, 2 1/4, 2 1/2, 3SM
MDA		150' to 800' HAA.
Descent angle (FAF to R/W)		2.0° to 5.0°
Distance from FAF to R/W		2.5nm to 5.0nm
Procedure turn altitude above FAF		500' to 2000'
FAC offset from runway heading	20%	5° to 45° Left/Right of extended centerline

Conditions

Heading to fix

103°

Procedure Turn

Track to Runway	Procedure Turn Outbound
008°	143°

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