Might be the wrong group but a question about TERPS

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

"Frederick Wilson" wrote in message
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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

"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.

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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"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