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SIMULTANEOUS (PARALLEL) DEPENDENT APPROACHES |
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| Meaning: | An approach operation permitting ILS/RNAV/GLS approaches to adjacent parallel runways where prescribed diagonal spacing must be maintained. Aircraft are not permitted to pass each other during simultaneous dependent operations. Integral parts of a total system ATC procedures, and appropriate airborne and ground based equipment. |
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