airport operationsFAA-published sample question (IRH, Aug 2021)
(Refer to FAA-CT-8080-3F, Figure 136.) As you emerge from the clouds during an instrument approach and make visual contact with the runway environment, you see PAPI lights corresponding to those depicted in illustration 12. You are
FAA Figure 136Precision approach path indicator (PAPI)FAA-CT-8080-3F · Instrument Rating supplement
A
on the glidepath.
B
above the glidepath.
C
below the glidepath.✓ Correct Answer
Explanation
Illustration 12 in Figure 136 shows four red PAPI lights. AIM 2-1-2 says four red lights mean the aircraft is below the glide path; two white and two red is on the path, and more whites than reds means above it.
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