PAR GCA OPERATIONS FOR FALCON BMS

1. PRECISION APPROACH RADAR (PAR)
GROUND CONTROLLED APPROACH
(GCA)
OPERATIONS
by
“Moose”

2. BRIEFING ITEMS
(Sample Airport
RKJJ – GWANGJU
AB )
COCKPIT SETUP COMMUNICATION
PROCEDURES
GCA COMMANDS
GCA FAILURE
CONTINGENCIES
PROFILE
SUMMARY
APPROACH
COMMUNICATION
SAMPLE

3.  Review RKJJ
Approach Plate.
 Note PAR and
ASR minima,
 MISSED
APPROACH
instructions for
each runway.

4.  Review descent angle
 ExpectedVGSI (PAPI,VASI)
 Expected Approach
Lighting system
 Runway Length
 ExpectedTurnoff Direction
(HOLD SHORT OF
PARALLEL RUNWAY ?)

5.  Set CARA ALOW to
Approach Minima
 Charted Height Above
Touchdown (HAT) or Height
Above Aerodrome (HAA)
For Circling Minima

8.  INITIAL CONTACT WITH APPROACH CONTROL – AIRCRAFT POSITION
CONFIRMED RELATIVETO LANDING RUNWAY
 LOST COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN (IF NOT PUBLISHED)
REQUIREDTO HEAR COMMS ONCE EVERY 30SECONDS ONVECTORSTO
FINAL AND ONCE EVERY 5 SECONDS WITH FINAL APPROACH CONTROLLER
 MISSED APPROACH INSTRUCTIONS CONFIRMED
 CURRENT WEATHER GIVENTO PILOT
 HANDED OFFTO GCA FINAL APPROACH CONTROLLER

9. 1. “THIS IS THE GCA FINAL APPROACH CONTROLLER, HOW DO YOU
READ?”
2. “I READ YOU LOUD AND CLEAR DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE FURTHER
TRANSMISSIONS” (This is now a one way conversation till touchdown)
3. “APPROACHING GLIDEPATH, CHECK GEAR DOWN” ( BE AT FINAL
APPROACH SPEED IN LANDING CONFIGURATION PRIOR TO DESCENT)

10. GLIDEPATH NOTIFICATION
Aircraft will be advised when it is approaching glide path
(approximately 10 to 30 seconds before final descent)
EXPECT TO HEAR : “APPROACHING GLIDEPATH, CHECK GEAR DOWN”

11. 4. EXPECTTO HEAR “BEGIN DESCENT”WHEN ONTHE
GLIDEPATH (Lower FPM to charted descent angle – 3.0) in
the HUD

12. IF HUD NOTAVAILABLE USE
VERTICAL SPEEDTO MAINTAIN
THE DESIRED DESCENT ANGLE
For Example a 3.0 descent angle
with Ground Speed of 180 kts
would be 956 Feet per Min.

13. GCA COMMANDS
PHRASEOLOGY
“HEADING”
“ON GLIDEPATH”
“ON COURSE”
or
“SLIGHTLY / WELL ABOVE / BELOW GLIDEPATH”
“SLIGHTLY / WELL LEFT / RIGHT OF COURSE”

14. GCA COMMANDS
“Going above / below glide path”
“Going right / left of course”
“Above / below glide path and coming down/up”
“Above / below glide path and holding”
“Left / Right of course and holding/correction”
“RAPIDLY”
“SLOWLY”
TREND INFORMATION

15. GCA COMMANDS
“(Number of miles) MILES FROM TOUCHDOWN”
“AT DECISION HEIGHT”
“OVER LANDINGTHRESHOLD”

16. ( This is important as it will silence the GCA Controller and avoid
unnecessary commands as you try and land the jet )

17. GCA COMMANDS
“CONTACT GWANGJUTOWER (frequency, if required) AFTER
LANDING”

18. GCA FAILURE CONTINGENCIES
“NO GLIDEPATH INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
IF RUNWAY, APPROACH / RUNWAY LIGHTS,
NOT IN SIGHT, EXECUTE MISSED APPROACH/
(or alternative instructions)”

20. “This will be a surveillance approach to runway three six.
Mileages will be from touchdown”
or
“This will be a surveillance approach to runway three six
using P_A_R azimuth. Mileage will be from touchdown”
“ Five miles form touchdown, descend to your minimum
descent altitude / minimum altitude”

21. “Rocco 12, contact tower after landing “