SUBPART B -APPROACH AND LANDING
All Weather Operations (CS-AWO) · CS-AWO · AWO.B.CATI.101 – AWO.B.CATIII.101
On this page
AWO.B.CATI.101 CS AWO.B.CATI.101 Applicability
An aeroplane with a basic airworthiness approval for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations shall be eligible to perform xLS approaches down to a…
AWO.B.CATI.102 CS AWO.B.CATI.102 Terminology
xLS (landing system) An xLS (landing system) is a navigation means (facilities external to the aircraft) that provides to the crew and the aircraft…
AWO.B.SACATI.101 CS AWO.B.SACATI.101 Applicability
This section is applicable to aeroplanes for which certification is sought to allow the performance of approaches with DHs below 60 m (200 ft) down to 45…
AWO.B.SACATI.102 CS AWO.B.SACATI.102 Safety level
SUBPART B -APPROACH AND LANDING SECTION 2 -AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION OF AEROPLANES FOR OPERATIONS WITH DECISION HEIGHTS (DHs) BELOW 60 M (200 FT) AND…
AWO.B.SACATI.103 CS AWO.B.SACATI.103 Go-around rate
(See AMC AWO.B.SACATI.103) The proportion of approaches that terminate in a go-around below 150 m (500 ft) due to the approach system performance or…
AWO.B.SACATI.104 CS AWO.B.SACATI.104 Flight crew workload
The workload associated with the use of the approach system shall be considered in showing compliance with CS 25.1523, AMC 25.1523, and CS-25 Appendix D.
AWO.B.SACATI.105 CS AWO.B.SACATI.105 Control of flight path
The approach system shall: - (a) either provide information of sufficient quality to the flight crew to permit the manual control of the aeroplane along…
AWO.B.SACATI.106 CS AWO.B.SACATI.106 Control of speed
ED Decision 2022/007/R Automatic throttle/thrust control shall be provided unless it is demonstrated in flight that speed can be controlled manually by…
AWO.B.SACATI.107 CS AWO.B.SACATI.107 Manual control
- (a) In the absence of a failure, the approach down to the DH shall not require a change in the means of control (e.g.
AWO.B.SACATI.108 CS AWO.B.SACATI.108 Oscillations and deviations
The approach system shall not cause sustained nuisance oscillations or undue attitude changes or control activity as a result of configuration or power…
AWO.B.SACATI.109 CS AWO.B.SACATI.109 Decision height (DH) recognition
EQUIPMENT
AWO.B.SACATI.111 CS AWO.B.SACATI.111 Installed equipment
(See AMC AWO.B.SACATI.111) The approach guidance system shall include the following:
AWO.B.SACATI.110 CS AWO.B.SACATI.110 Go-arounds
Go-arounds shall not require exceptional piloting skill, alertness or strength to maintain the desired flight path.
AWO.B.SACATI.112 CS AWO.B.SACATI.112 Minimum equipment
PERFORMANCE
AWO.B.SACATI.113 CS AWO.B.SACATI.113 Flight path and speed control
The minimum equipment, which must be serviceable at the beginning of an approach, shall be established and articulated in the AFM for compliance with the…
AWO.B.SACATI.114 CS AWO.B.SACATI.114 Decision height (DH)
The DH shall not be less than 1.25 times the minimum permissible height for the use of the approach system.
AWO.B.SACATI.115 CS AWO.B.SACATI.115 Excess-deviation alerts
CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND ALERTS
AWO.B.SACATI.117 CS AWO.B.SACATI.117 Mode selection and switching
- (a) Excess-deviation alerts shall operate when the deviation from the intended flight path exceeds a value from which a safe landing can be performed…
AWO.B.SACATI.116 CS AWO.B.SACATI.116 Go-around climb gradient
The AFM shall contain either a weight, altitude, temperature (WAT) limit corresponding to a gross climb gradient of 2.5 %, with the critical engine…
AWO.B.CATII.116 CS AWO.B.CATII.116 Go-around climb gradient
CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND ALERTS
AWO.B.CATII.117 CS AWO.B.CATII.117 Mode selection and switching
FAILURE CONDITIONS
AWO.B.CATII.119 CS AWO.B.CATII.119 General
The AFM shall contain either a WAT limit corresponding to a gross climb gradient of 2.5 %, with the critical engine failed and with the speed and…
AWO.B.CATII.118 CS AWO.B.CATII.118 Presentation of information to the flight crew
The display and presentation of information to the flight crew, including that required to monitor the flight path, shall be compatible with the…
AWO.B.CATII.120 CS AWO.B.CATII.120 Radio altimeter (or other device capable of providing for equivalent performance and integrity level)
The radio altimeter (or other device capable of providing for equivalent performance and integrity level) shall be such that the probability of the…
AWO.B.CATII.121 CS AWO.B.CATII.121 Excess-deviation alerts
AEROPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL (AFM)
AWO.B.CATII.122 CS AWO.B.CATII.122 General
The AFM shall state: - (a) the limitations, including the minimum DH to which the aeroplane is certified;
AWO.B.CATIII.101 CS AWO.B.CATIII.101 Applicability
This section is applicable to aeroplanes for which certification is sought to allow the performance of approaches with DHs below 30 m (100 ft) or with no…
Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 14 Aug 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.
Metis opens with Avioverse in October 2026 · request early access.