TBL AD 1.1.1
14 CFR PART 139 CERTIFICATED AIRPORTS
Indexes and Fire Fighting and Rescue Equipment Requirements
Airport Index Required Number of Vehicles Aircraft Length Agent & Water for Foam
A 1 .90’ 500# DC or 450# DC + 100 gal H20
B 1 or 2 .90’ & .126’ Index A + 1500 gal H20
C 2 or 3 .126’ & .159’ Index A + 3000 gal H20
D 3 .159’ & .200’ Index A + 4000 gal H20
E 3 .200’ Index A + 6000 gal H20
.Greater Than; .Less Than; .Equal To or Greater Than; H20 Water; DC Dry Chemical
NOTE. Vehicle and capacity requirements for airports holding limited operating certificates are determined on a case.by.case basis.
Federal Aviation Administration Twentieth Edition
12. Airport Lighting Aids
12.1 Approach Light Systems (ALS)
12.1.1 Approach light systems provide the basic means for transition from instrument flight to visual flight for landing. Operational requirements dictate the sophistication and configuration of the approach light system for a particular runway.
12.1.2 Approach light systems are a configuration of signal lights starting at the landing threshold and extending into the approach area a distance of 2400.3000 feet for precision instrument runways and 1400.1500 feet for nonprecision instrument run-ways. Some systems include sequenced flashing lights which appear to the pilot as a ball of light traveling towards the runway at high speed (twice each second).
12.2 Visual Glideslope Indicators
12.2.1 Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI)
12.2.1.1 The VASI is a system of lights so arranged to provide visual descent guidance information during the approach to a runway. These lights are visible from 3.5 miles during the day and up to 20 miles or more at night. The visual glide path of the VASI provides safe obstruction clearance within plus or minus 10 degrees of the extended runway centerline and to 4 NM from the runway threshold. Descent, using the VASI, should not be initiated until the aircraft is visually aligned with the runway. Lateral course guidance is provided by the runway or runway lights. In certain circumstances, the safe obstruction clearance area may be reduced due to local limitations, or the VASI may be offset from the extended runway centerline. This will be noted in the Airport/ Facility Directory.
12.2.1.2 VASI installations may consist of either 2, 4, 6, 12, or 16 light units arranged in bars referred to as near, middle, and far bars. Most VASI installations consist of 2 bars, near and far, and may consist of 2, 4, or 12 light units. Some airports have VASIs consisting of three bars, near, middle, and far, which provide an additional visual glide path to accommo-date high cockpit aircraft. This installation may consist of either 6 or 16 light units. VASI installations consisting of 2, 4, or 6 lights units are located on one side of the runway, usually the left. Where the installation consists of 12 or 16 light units, the light units are located on both sides of the runway.
12.2.1.3 Two.bar VASI installations provide one visual glide path which is normally set at 3 degrees. Three.bar VASI installations provide two visual glide paths. The lower glide path is provided by the near and middle bars and is normally set at 3 degrees while the upper glide path, provided by the middle and far bars, in normally 1/4 degree higher. This higher glide path is intended for use only by high cockpit aircraft to provide a sufficient threshold crossing height. Although normal glide path angles are three degrees, angles at some locations may be as high as 4.5 degrees to give proper obstacle clearance. Pilots of high performance aircraft are cautioned that use of VASI angles in excess of 3.5 degrees may cause an increase in runway length required for landing and rollout.
12.2.1.4 The basic principle of the VASI is that of color differentiation between red and white. Each light unit projects a beam of light having a white segment in the upper part of the beam and red segment in the lower part of the beam. The light units are arranged so that the pilot using the VASIs during an approach will see the combination of lights shown below.
12.2.1.5 For 2.BAR VASI (4 light units), see FIG AD 1.1.2.
12.2.1.6 For 3.BAR VASI (6 light units), see FIG AD 1.1.3.
12.2.1.7 For other VASI configurations, see FIG AD 1.1.4.
12.2.2 Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI). The precision approach path indicator (PAPI) uses light units similar to the VASI but are installed in a single row of either two or four light units. These lights are visible from about 5 miles during the day and up to 20 miles at night. The visual glide path of the PAPI typically provides safe obstruction clearance within plus or minus 10 degrees of the extended runway centerline and to 4 SM from the runway threshold. Descent, using the PAPI, should not be initiated until the aircraft is visually aligned with the runway. The row of light units is normally installed on the left side of the runway and the glide path indications are as depicted. Lateral course guidance is provided by the runway or runway lights. In certain circumstances, the safe obstruction clearance area may be reduced due to local limitations, or the PAPI may be offset from the extended runway centerline. This will be noted in the Airport/ Facility Directory. (See FIG AD 1.1.5.)
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