This report covers that portion of the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) tests involving 4 months of in-service testing at Newark International Airport, New Jersey. Basically, the PAPI was compared against the standard red/white Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) system at a large airport and on a runway with an Instrument Landing System (ILS). The PAPI system was installed in a manner to take care of aircraft of all sizes; that is, different wheel-to-eye distances. The information was obtained from pilots of large commercial aircraft. Questionnaires from general aviation aircraft pilots were not used for this particular report. Results showed that under these conditions about 60 percent of the pilots (a total of 117 questionnaires) preferred the PAPI over the VASI system. (Author)
In-Service Testing of the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) at Newark International Airport, New Jersey
1981
11 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Air Transportation , Approach indicators , Glide path systems , Landing aids , Instrument landings , Flight testing , Comparison , Test and evaluation , Civil aviation , Commercial aviation , Questionnaires , International airports , New Jersey , VASI(Visual Approach Slope Indicator) , ILS(Instrument Landing Systems) , Wheel to eye distance , PAPI(Precision Approach Path Indicator)
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