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Old October 11th 05, 07:05 PM
Steven P. McNicoll
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"Mark Hansen" wrote in message
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No, I mean decision height. The decision height for the S-ILS 36 is 882
MSL, the height above touchdown is 200 feet.


No...

Decision Height is the height above the touchdown zone elevation.

Decision Altitude is the MSL altitude of the Decision Height.

From the Pilot/Controller Glossary:

DECISION ALTITUDE/DECISION HEIGHT [ICAO]- A specified altitude
or height (A/H) in the precision approach at which a missed approach must
be
initiated if the required visual reference to continue the approach has
not been
established.

Note 1: Decision altitude [DA] is referenced to mean sea level [MSL] and
decision height [DH] is referenced to the threshold elevation.

Note 2: The required visual reference means that section of the visual
aids or of the approach area which should have been in view for sufficient
time for the pilot to have made an assessment of the aircraft position and
rate of change of position, in relation to the desired flight path.


That's an ICAO definition, we're talking about a US IAP. See NACO TPP pages
A1 and F2.