Backcourse approaches are prohibited.

Backcourse approaches are prohibited.

• A. Prohibited
• B. Permitted with ATC clearance
• C. Permitted only with weather restrictions
• D. Permitted during daylight

Answer: (A)

Backcourse approaches carry a higher risk of misreading the instrument indications because the localizer’s guidance is reversed for the back course, so the cockpit’s TO/FROM logic can easily be interpreted incorrectly. To avoid this added workload and potential confusion, the operator’s SOP for the CRJ-550 used in GoJet training prohibits performing backcourse approaches. That means you would not conduct one regardless of ATC clearance, weather restrictions, or daylight conditions. In other words, the prohibition stands as the controlling rule, making it the best answer.

Backcourse approaches carry a higher risk of misreading the instrument indications because the localizer’s guidance is reversed for the back course, so the cockpit’s TO/FROM logic can easily be interpreted incorrectly. To avoid this added workload and potential confusion, the operator’s SOP for the CRJ-550 used in GoJet training prohibits performing backcourse approaches. That means you would not conduct one regardless of ATC clearance, weather restrictions, or daylight conditions. In other words, the prohibition stands as the controlling rule, making it the best answer.