Might be the wrong group but a question about TERPS

[Frederick Wilson]

Today there was a twin turbo-prop flying around (not traffic patterns)
Freeman Field, IN (SER). I was wondering if there is a set type of plane the
FAA uses to TERP the approaches. I do not think I've seen a plane like this
one.

For years they've had a few DC-3s setting out here, I thought it might have
been one of those. When I first heard it, I jumped up and ran outside to
look. A lot of good it did, left my glasses in the house.

Thanks,
Fred

[Trent Moorehead]

"Frederick Wilson" > wrote in message
news:u8bob.48991$ao4.128230@attbi_s51...
> Today there was a twin turbo-prop flying around (not traffic patterns)
> Freeman Field, IN (SER). I was wondering if there is a set type of plane
the
> FAA uses to TERP the approaches. I do not think I've seen a plane like
this
> one.

At the risk of sounding ingnorant, what does TERP mean?
>
> For years they've had a few DC-3s setting out here, I thought it might
have
> been one of those. When I first heard it, I jumped up and ran outside to
> look. A lot of good it did, left my glasses in the house.

Sounds a lot like me. Blind as a bat and have the glasses to prove it.

-Trent
PP-ASEL

[Ron Natalie]

"Trent Moorehead" > wrote in message ...

> At the risk of sounding ingnorant, what does TERP mean?

He's verbing the noun. TERPS is the "United States Standard for Terminal Instrument Procedures."
It's also a misuse. TERPS applies to the design. Flying them periodically is just called "Flight
Inspection." The FAA hasn't used a DC-3 for this in quite some time (they were retired in the
mid-eighties). One, N34, has been restored for publicity purposes.

[Gerry Caron]

"Ron Natalie" > wrote in message
m...
>
> "Trent Moorehead" > wrote in message
...
>
> > At the risk of sounding ingnorant, what does TERP mean?
>
> He's verbing the noun. TERPS is the "United States Standard for Terminal
Instrument Procedures."
> It's also a misuse. TERPS applies to the design. Flying them
periodically is just called "Flight
> Inspection." The FAA hasn't used a DC-3 for this in quite some time
(they were retired in the
> mid-eighties). One, N34, has been restored for publicity purposes.
>
N34 was at OSH. Pretty plane done up in its 50's paint scheme.

Today, they use Challenger 601, Lear 60, Hawker BAe-125, and Beechcraft
BE-300 aircraft according to the Flight Inspection web page:

http://avn.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=fioo/index

Interesting site. Look under flight Inspection | Online Information and you
can look up the actual datasheets.

Gerry