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S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 8260.3B CHG

23 National Policy Effective Date: 08/17/2011 SUBJ: United States Standard for Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS) 1. Purpose. Order 8260.3B, United States Standard for Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS), contains the criteria used to formulate, review, approve, and publish procedures for instrument flight operations to and from civil and military airports. The purpose of this change is to incorporate Notice 8260.70 and the June 27,

2009 AFS-400 policy memorandum and to revise/reformat to clarify policies relating to the establishment of takeoff/landing minimums introduced by Change 20. This revision is not intended to modify or rescind any previous agreements relating to implementation. 2. Audience. The audience for this Order is the FAA organization responsible for instrument flight procedure (IFP) development. The secondary audience includes third party service providers, Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Service Area offices, Flight Standards headquarters and Regional office Divisions/Branches, and the applicable elements in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard (hereafter referred to as the U.S. Military or Military). 3. What this Order Cancels. a. AFS-400 Memorandum dated June 27, 2009, Establishing Straight-in and Circling Visibility Minimums;

Clarification of Order 8260.3B, United States Standard for Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS), Volume 1, chapter 3, paragraph 3.3.2, 3.3.3, and Table 3-5a as clarified in AFS-400 Policy Memo dated March 14, 2008. b. Notice 8260.70, Change to the FAA Order 8260.3, Vol. 1, chapter 3, table 3-5a. 4. Explanation of Changes. Significant areas of new direction, guidance, policy, and criteria as follows: a. Volume 1, Chapter 2, paragraph 210. This paragraph has been revised to delete reference to calculating nautical mile (NM) visibility in overseas locations. b. Volume 1, Chapter 3, Section 3, Visibility Minimums. This section has been revised to address inconsistencies with other FAA guidance. c. Volume 1, Chapter 3, Section 4, Alternate Minimums. This section has been revised to clarify policies and incorporate guidance from Order 8260.19, Flight Procedures and Airspace. 08/17/2011 8260.38 CHG

23 d. Volume 1, Chapter 3, Section 5, Takeoff Minimums. This section has been revised to add helicopter values to table 3-12. 5. Distribution. We will distribute this Order to Washington headquarters to the Group and Team level in the Air Traffic Organization (Safety, En Route and Oceanic Services, Terminal Services, System Operations Services, Technical Operations Services, and Mission Support Services), Offices of Airport Safety and Standards, and Offices of Air Traffic Oversight;

to the branch level in Offices of Airport Safety and Standards;

Flight Standards Service;

to the Aeronautical Navigation Products Office (AeroNav Products, AJV-3), and to the Regulatory Standards Division (AMA-200), at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center;

to the branch level in the regional Flight Standards and Airport Divisions;

to all Flight Standards District Offices (FSDOs);

to the Team level in the Air Traffic Organization Service Areas (En-Route and Oceanic, Terminal, and Technical Operations);

special mailing list ZVN-826;

and Special Military and Public Addressees. PAGE CONTROL CHART Remove Pages Table of Contents, Vol.

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