Can a single-piloted aircraft use PAR, ASR, RADAR-Required Approaches for Alternate Airfield Planning?

Can a single-piloted aircraft use PAR, ASR, RADAR-Required Approaches for Alternate Airfield Planning?

• A. Yes
• B. No
• C. Only PAR
• D. Only ASR

Answer: (B)

Radar-based approaches rely on ATC radar guidance and vectors to the runway. They’re not self-contained navigation methods you can count on for planning an alternate airfield. For alternate planning, you need an approach that you can fly to the alternate without depending on radar coverage or active radar vectors from ATC. PAR and ASR require the radar facility and ATC to be providing guidance, which isn’t guaranteed at an alternate airport. So a single-piloted aircraft cannot use these radar-dependent approaches for alternate airfield planning. In practice, choose alternates with published non-radar approaches (such as RNAV, VOR, or ILS) that you can execute without relying on radar services.

Radar-based approaches rely on ATC radar guidance and vectors to the runway. They’re not self-contained navigation methods you can count on for planning an alternate airfield. For alternate planning, you need an approach that you can fly to the alternate without depending on radar coverage or active radar vectors from ATC. PAR and ASR require the radar facility and ATC to be providing guidance, which isn’t guaranteed at an alternate airport. So a single-piloted aircraft cannot use these radar-dependent approaches for alternate airfield planning. In practice, choose alternates with published non-radar approaches (such as RNAV, VOR, or ILS) that you can execute without relying on radar services.