Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (TALPA) is a method used by airport operators to determine runway conditions for take-off and landing. It produces a Field Condition report which allows pilots to determine braking action when the runway is not dry.
TALPA assessment produces a Runway Condition Code (RWYCC) from 6 to 0, where 6 is Dry, and 0 is Nil, meaning braking action is minimal to non-existent.
Separate runway condition codes are published for each third of a runway, and pilots use a Runway Condition Assessment Matrix (RCAM) to calculate their aircraft performance.
TALPA was introduced by the United States Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) in 2016.[1] The TALPA matrix was superseded by the ICAO Global Reporting Format (GRF), which was based on TALPA and was adopted on 4 November 2021.
Runway condition code | Landing braking action | |
---|---|---|
6 | Dry | |
5 | Good | |
4 | Good to Medium | |
3 | Medium | |
2 | Medium to Poor | |
1 | Poor | |
0 | Nil |