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An important part of the precision approach environment is the airport
surface itself: an adequate runway clear zone and adequate approach lighting. Just because you can get a WAAS signal does not mean a particular runway is going to be appropriate for a 200 ft minimum. For whatever it's worth, the runway markings, taxiway spacing, and obstacle clearance areas are what make for a 200-foot Decision Altitude (DA). Approach lights (ALS) are for visibility credit. With everything else satisfied but no ALS the DA will still be 200 feet, with a visibility of 3/4. Add ALS to that environment and it becomes 200 and 1/2. For now, the lowest possible DA for WAAS approaches (LPV minima) is 250 feet. Getting down to 200 feet (GLS minima) will require major system changes, probably including a second civil GPS frequency, and will not happen before 2013 at the earliest. |
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