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Air Canada 624

Printed page 4. PDF page 12.

that vertical visibility was 300 feet. Based on the improvement in visibility to the required minimum, the flight crew determined that they would continue and carry out an approach to Runway 05. At 0016, the terminal controller cleared AC624 to
Open official document at PDF page 12Aviation Investigation Report A15H0002: Collision with terrain, Air Canada, Airbus Industrie A320-211, C-FTJP, 29 March 2015

Air Canada 624

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weather improved and an approach could be attempted or until they reached the minimum fuel required to divert to the alternate airport. At 2321, about 2 minutes after the flight was cleared to descend to flight level 290, the flight
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Air Canada 624

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an Arrival Gate concept whereby a flight shall not continue the approach unless the required criteria for each Arrival Gate are met. There are two Arrival Gates for every approach; the first is the FAF (or FAF equivalent), the second
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Air Canada 624

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runway. 103 The visibility published on the approach charts is the minimum visibility required to carry out an approach. In the U.S., carrying out an approach onto a runway that is equipped with an ODALS, which is considered a basic
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Air Canada 624

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[ODALS]). By comparison, in the U.S., an additional 900 feet of approach lighting would be required to carry out the same approach. (The requirement is for 2400 feet of approach lighting when the visibility is ½ sm visibility.) This additional
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Air Canada 624

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of approach lighting system on a runway is not factored into the minimum visibility required to carry out an approach, in conditions of reduced visibility, the lighting available risks being less than adequate for flight crews to assess the aircraft's
Open official document at PDF page 83Aviation Investigation Report A15H0002: Collision with terrain, Air Canada, Airbus Industrie A320-211, C-FTJP, 29 March 2015