In-Service Testing of the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) at Newark International Airport, New Jersey

Abstract

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA109843

Entities

People

  • Bret B. Castle

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airports
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • General Aviation Aircraft
  • Glide Slope
  • Indicators
  • Instrument Landings
  • International Airports
  • New Jersey
  • Pilots
  • Precision
  • Questionnaires
  • Standards
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Visual Approach Slope Indicators

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  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management