PAPI stands for

PAPI stands for

• A. Precision Approach Path Indicator
• B. Positive Approach Path Indicator
• C. Primary Approach Path Indicator
• D. Peripheral Approach Path Indicator

Answer: (A)

This tests knowing what PAPI stands for and what this visual aid does. PAPI is the Precision Approach Path Indicator, a four-light system located beside the runway that gives you a visual cue about your descent path during a precision approach. The lights show a color pattern that tells you whether you’re above, on, or below the ideal glide path (about a 3-degree descent). The system is specifically called Precision Approach Path Indicator, and the other phrased options aren’t standard names for this equipment.

This tests knowing what PAPI stands for and what this visual aid does. PAPI is the Precision Approach Path Indicator, a four-light system located beside the runway that gives you a visual cue about your descent path during a precision approach. The lights show a color pattern that tells you whether you’re above, on, or below the ideal glide path (about a 3-degree descent). The system is specifically called Precision Approach Path Indicator, and the other phrased options aren’t standard names for this equipment.