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  • Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 4. Arrival Procedures › 5-4-21. Missed Approach

    go-around/missed approach procedure without delay and contact ATC when able to do so. Prior to initiating an instrument approach procedure, the pilot should assess the actions to be taken in the event of a balked (rejected) landing beyond…

  • Pilot/Controller Glossary › L

    LANDING DIRECTION INDICATOR- A device which visually indicates the direction in which landings and takeoffs should be made. (See TETRAHEDRON.) (Refer to AIM.) LANDING DISTANCE AVAILABLE (LDA)- The runway length declared available and suitable for a landing airplane. (See ICAO ... term LANDING DISTANCE AVAILABLE.) LANDING DISTANCE AVAILABLE [ICAO]- The length of runway which is declared available and suitable for the ground run of an aeroplane landing. LANDING MINIMUMS- The minimum visibility prescribed for landing a civil aircraft while using…

  • Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-11. Pilot Responsibilities When Conducting Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO)

    Land and Hold Short of a Designated Point on a Runway Other Than an Intersecting Runway or Taxiway 5. If, for any reason, such as difficulty in discerning the location of a LAHSO intersection, wind conditions, aircraft condition ... pilot elects to request to land on the full length of the runway, to land on another runway, or to decline LAHSO, a pilot is expected to promptly inform air traffic, ideally even before the clearance is issued. A LAHSO…

  • Chapter 7. Safety of Flight › Section 6. Potential Flight Hazards › 7-6-18. Automatic Landing Operations

    Automatic Landing Operations Prior to conducting automatic landing operations, pilots are expected to determine that the flight control and instrument approach guidance systems being used permit safe, automatically flown landings to be conducted at that runway. The analysis should include ... slope, and pre-threshold terrain. The FAA only evaluates runways and other ground infrastructure for suitability to support automatic landing operations for those facilities associated with published CAT II, SA CAT II, and CAT III instrument approach procedures. When conducting…

  • Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Go-Arounds (Rejected Landings)

    Go-Arounds (Rejected Landings) A go-around is a normal maneuver that is used when approach and landing parameters deviate from expectations or when it is hazardous to continue. Situations such as air traffic control (ATC) requirements, unexpected appearance…

  • Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Go-Arounds (Rejected Landings) › Attitude

    The pilot should resist any impulse to pitch-up for a climb…