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(''Also called'' visual approach contact height.) The [[altitude]] along the  instrument approach [[glide path]] of a landing aircraft from which the pilot will first see 500 ft of  the approach light array.<br/> <br/>''See'' [[runway visual range]]; <br/>''compare'' [[approach visibility]].
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' visual approach contact height.) The [[altitude]] along the  instrument approach [[glide path]] of a landing aircraft from which the pilot will first see 500 ft of  the approach light array.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph"><br/>''See'' [[runway visual range]]; <br/>''compare'' [[approach visibility]].</div><br/> </div>
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Revision as of 16:33, 7 November 2023

(Also called visual approach contact height.) The altitude along the instrument approach glide path of a landing aircraft from which the pilot will first see 500 ft of the approach light array.

See runway visual range;
compare approach visibility.


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