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A/C Approach Survey

Autoland systems are designed to make landings an aircraft possible when visibility conditions are poor, although the autoland system can be used at any level of visibility.

If applicable to the user's company and fleet, Autoland approach data can be entered into the system via the A/C Approach Survey option.

Select the New button to create a new approach record, or right click in the Flight field to access the drop down selection and select a flight.

TRAX displays the following window:

The following information/options are available in this window:
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Flight

Flight number approach carried out on.

A/C

The individual aircraft tail number.

Flight Date

Date of flight.

Airport

Airport where approach carried out.

Flight Log

The unique Flight Log number for the flight.

Defect

The defect number (or log book number).

Note: This field appears in lieu of the Flight Log field when Switch ACAPPROACHDEFECT is set to Yes.

Leg

The Flight Leg number for the flight.

Item

The defect log item number.

Note: This field appears in lieu of the Leg field when Switch ACAPPROACHDEFECT is set to Yes.

Captain

Captain (or Pilot in Command).

Runway

Airport runway used.

Description

A free-text description of the item.

Parameter Selection

Select parameters as appropriate.

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Notice the “No A/P” radio button area:

When One A/P, Dual A/P, or Three A/P is selected, more options are displayed:

When the Not Successful checkbox is selected, the following is displayed:

Following selection of certain parameters, others will be displayed. Complete the required fields and any additional fields desired.

Additional information relevant to the record can be viewed and included through the A/C Approach Survey, Informational Tab and the Notes button.

This update window is also available in query mode where users can view the records provided in this window but cannot create new records or edit existing data. Refer to this module's Query menu.