T-45C IUT BIFP-03
GCA Procedures
MOTIVATION
Ground-controlled approaches (GCAs) are important to
you because they are one of the most precise means
available for recovering an aircraft under IFR conditions.
You will receive many hours of hands-on practice in
GCAs because of their importance and because they
require use of virtually every basic instrument maneuver
you have learned. Knowing when and how to execute a
proper missed approach for GCAs is the final step in
becoming comfortable with precision instrument
approaches.
OVERVIEW
At the completion of this lesson you will be able to iden-
tify similarities and differences between precision ap-
proach radar (PAR) and air surveillance radar (ASR)
GCAs. You will be aware of the communication require-
ments and be familiar with the scan techniques involved.
You will also be able to identify the decision points and
procedures for performing missed approaches.
In this lesson, we will be studying:
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Flight path information provided on a PAR approach
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Procedures and scan techniques for a PAR
approach
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Communication procedures for a PAR approach
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Flight path information provided on an ASR
approach
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Procedures and scan techniques for flying an ASR
approach
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Communication procedures for an ASR approach
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Procedures and scan techniques for performing a
missed approach
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