8200.1D United States Standard FLight Inspection …

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL MANUAL DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY MANUAL DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE MANUAL FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ORDER

TM 95-225 NAVAIR 16-1-520

AFMAN 11-225 8200.1D

UNITED STATES STANDARD

FLIGHT INSPECTION MANUAL

April 2015

DEPARTMENTS OF THE ARMY, THE NAVY, AND THE AIR FORCE AND

THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

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The material contained herein was formerly issued as the United States Standard Flight Inspection Manual, dated December 1956.

The second edition incorporated the technical material contained in the United States Standard Flight Inspection Manual and revisions thereto and was issued as the United States Standard Facilities Flight Check Manual, dated December 1960.

The third edition superseded the second edition of the United States Standard Facilities Flight Check Manual; Department of Army Technical Manual TM-11-2557-25; Department of Navy Manual NAVWEP 16-1-520; Department of the Air Force Manual AFM 55-6; United States Coast Guard Manual CG-317.

FAA Order 8200.1A was a revision of the third edition of the United States Standard Flight Inspection Manual, FAA OA P 8200.1; Department of the Army Technical Manual TM 95-225; Department of the Navy Manual NAVAIR 16-1-520; Department of the Air Force Manual AFMAN 11-225; United States Coast Guard Manual CG-317.

FAA Order 8200.1B, dated January 2, 2003, was a revision of FAA Order 8200.1A.

FAA Order 8200.1C, dated October 1, 2005, was a revision of FAA Order 8200.1B. The current FAA Order 8200.1D is effective April 15, 2015.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

ORDER 8200.1D

SUBJ: United States Standard Flight Inspection Manual (USSFIM)

Effective Date: 04/15/15

This order prescribes standardized procedures for flight inspection of air navigation services. It is not intended as authorization for an agency to assume flight inspection authority over any group of services which are not now under its jurisdiction. Similarly, it carries no designation of responsibility within any agency unless such has been so designated in its usual procedural manner, such as general orders, regulations, etc.

This order is directive upon all personnel charged with the responsibility for execution of the flight inspection mission, when such personnel or organization is so designated by its agency. Compliance with this order, however, is not a substitute for common sense and sound judgment. Nothing in this order will be construed to relieve flight inspection crews or supervisory personnel of the responsibility of exercising initiative in the execution of the mission, or from taking such emergency action as the situation warrants.

The Federal Aviation Administration will coordinate and provide approved changes to this order by means of a page revision method. Revised pages will be transmitted by a Federal Aviation Administration Change or Notice. Recommendations concerning changes or additions to the subject material are welcomed and should be forwarded to one of the following addresses:

US Army:

Commander, US Army Aeronautical Services Agency

9325 Gunston Rd, Suite N319

Ft Belvoir, VA 22060-5582

US Navy: Director, Naval Airspace and Air Traffic Control Standards and Evaluation Agency (OPNAV N980A) 2000 Navy Pentagon (5D453) Washington DC 20350-2000

US Air Force:

HQ USAF/A3OJ

Bases, Ranges & Airspace Division

1480 Air Force Pentagon

Suite 5D756

Washington, DC 20330-1480

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FAA: Director Flight Inspection Services PO Box 20582 Oklahoma City OK 73125

This order of Flight Inspection Procedures has been officially approved by:

US Army: Headquarters, Department of the Army, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7

US Navy: Headquarters, US Navy, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, N3/N5

US Air Force: HQ, Department of the Air Force, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, A3

FAA: Director, Flight Inspection Services

Edward W. Lucke, Jr. Director, Flight Inspection Services Federal Aviation Administration

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter

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Chapter 1 Introduction....................................................................................................... 1-1

Chapter 2 Flight Inspector's Authority and Responsibilities ............................................ 2-1

Chapter 3 Special Requirements........................................................................................ 3-1

Chapter 4 Flight Inspection Types, Priorities, Intervals, Procedures ................................ 4-1

Chapter 5

Facility Status Classification, Notices to Airman (NOTAM),

Records, and Reports ........................................................................................ 5-1

Chapter 6 Flight Inspection of Instrument Flight Procedures ........................................... 6-1

Chapter 7 Lighting Systems .............................................................................................. 7-1

Chapter 8 Communications ............................................................................................... 8-1

Chapters 9 ? 10 ................................................................................................................Reserved

Chapter 11 Rho and Theta Systems................................................................................... 11-1

Chapter 12 Low and Medium Frequency Nondirectional Beacons (NDB) ...................... 12-1

Chapter 13 Area Navigation (RNAV) ............................................................................... 13-1

Chapter 14 Radar ............................................................................................................... 14-1

Chapter 15 Instrument Landing System (ILS) .................................................................. 15-1

Chapter 16 Microwave Landing System (MLS) ............................................................... 16-1

Chapter 17 Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) .................................................... 17-1

Chapters 18 ? 19 ..............................................................................................................Reserved

Chapter 20 Flight Inspection of VFR Aeronautical Charts ............................................... 20-1

Chapter 21 Helicopter.................................................................................................Reserved

Chapter 22 Flight Inspection of Expanded Service Volume (ESV)

For Ground-Based Navigational Aids ............................................................ 22-1

Chapter 23 Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) Detection .............................................. 23-1

Chapter 24 Military Contingency and Natural Disaster

Flight Inspection Procedures........................................................................... 24-1

Appendix A Supplemental Information

(Glossary, Abbreviations, Acronyms, Symbols) ..............................................A-1

Appendix B Formulas ........................................................................................................ ..B-1

Appendix C Working Graphs and Charts..............................................................................C-1

Appendix D Frequency Spectrum ........................................................................................D-1

Appendix E Map Interpretation ............................................................................................E-1

Appendix F UHF Homing Beacons......................................................................................F-1

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Chapter 1. General Information

1. Purpose of This Order. This order contains the policy, procedures, and criteria for flight inspection and certification of air navigation services, instrument flight procedures, and FAA VFR Aeronautical Charts. The order applies to the flight inspection of all National Airspace System (NAS) and Department of Defense air navigation services and instrument flight procedures.

2. Audience. All FAA and DOD Flight Inspectors.

3. Where Can I Find This Order. You can find this order on the Directives Management Information System (DMIS) website: .

4. What This Order Cancels. 8200.1C, United States Flight Inspection Manual, and all accompanying changes.

5. Explanation of Policy Changes. This order has been completely reformatted. Paragraph and item references in checklists and tolerance tables changed to reflect new numbering structure. The content of Chapters 6, 7, 15, and 22 have been changed as follows:

a. Chapter 6:

(1) Paragraph 4c(13). Updated description of VDA and added direction to fly on path below 200 feet above threshold elevation.

b. Chapter 7:

(1) Paragraph 1. Introduction. Clarification of VGSI definition, and the corresponding area it covers. No change in policy.

(2) Paragraph 1c. Added details about PVASI obstacle clearance surface and nomenclature.

(3) Paragraph 1f. Added details about Tri-Color VASI obstacle clearance surface.

(4) Paragraph 2c. Added Paragraph, "Installation Considerations." It describes various options when obstacles penetrations are an issue.

(5) Paragraph 3a. Checklist. No changes to the actual checklist. Updated list of events that drives the requirement to flight inspect a VGSI. Explicitly describes what is already established practice; harmonized with JO 6850.5, Maintenance of Lighted Navigational Aids, and Flight Standards requirements regarding use to mitigate 20:1 penetrations at night.

(6) Paragraph 3b(2)(a). General. Added additional guidance for checking the glidepath angle.

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(7) Paragraph 3b(2)(c). Evaluation. New recommendation, consistent with common practice and good procedures, to not use the level-run method when checking the glidepath angle of VASI-type facilities. Also adds requirement to measure and report angles for all four light boxes in a 4-box PAPI system. This is necessary in order to assure the proper symmetry exists between all four boxes.

(8) Paragraph 3b(3). Angular Coverage. Added clarification about what constitutes a restriction with regard to angular coverage. No change in policy.

(9) Paragraph 3b(4). Obstruction Clearance. Requirements and procedures rewritten to include new guidance from Flight Standards Operational Safety Assessment Report on AFS-400 Policy Revision Regarding Visual Glide Slope Indicator (VGSI), dated April 15, 2013; and, AFS-400 Memorandum, Policy for Commissioning Visual Glide Slope Indicator (VGSI) Systems with Obstacle Clearance Surface (OCS) Penetrations, dated March 28, 2013. Defines VGSI "Commissioned Operational Service Volume," and the area that must be clear of obstacle penetrations. Describes when and how to restrict the usable distance of a VGSI. Requires flight inspection to verify obstacle clearance out to 8 nm, 4 nm for 2-box PAPIs. Defines the flight inspection obstacle clearance area to be within the lateral limits of the visible light beam, including any area where it is visible outside the standard +/- 10 degrees centered on the runway.

(10) Paragraph 3b(7). Rewritten to clarify how to determine VGSI coincidence with instrument approaches with vertical guidance. No change in existing policy.

(11) Paragraph 5d. Obstacle Clearance, under Tolerances. Added guidance to match changes made in previous section describing where and how to verify obstacle clearance. States requirement to issue a NOTAM and update the Airport/ Facility Directory when a facility is restricted due to an obstacle penetration.

c. Chapter 15 and 22:

(1) Paragraph 3a(3). Relieves crews of the requirement to check normal width on backcourses subordinate to front courses prior to the monitor check.

(2) Paragraph 3h(1) Single Frequency and (2) Dual Frequency Checklists. Clarified that localizer only minima check is required on one transmitter only.

(3) Paragraph 3h(4) Sideband Reference Glideslope Checklist. Changed verbiage in footnote 5 to eliminate final angle check if the low angle was checked by attenuating the upper antenna.

(4) Paragraph 3h(6). Removed Waveguide Glideslope checklist as that type no longer exists.

(5) Paragraph 3h(6) Endfire Glide Slope Checklist. Added reference to footnote 10 in the PM field of Course Normal/ Clearance Normal Configuration Transverse Structure check to allow for checking on one transmitter only.

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