Under FO restrictions for pilots with less than 100 hours, what runway condition code should apply to any portion of the runway?

• A. 3
• B. 2
• C. 4
• D. 5

Answer: (C)

Runway conditions are summarized by a Runway Condition Code that reflects braking performance on the surface. For pilots with less than 100 hours, the policy uses a conservative baseline: any portion of the runway you plan to use should be treated as RCC 4. In practice, this means you plan takeoffs and landings assuming a “fair” braking action across the runway segment you’ll operate on, providing a safe margin for limited experience. If a portion is actually worse than 4, that portion isn’t considered usable for this pilot group under FO restrictions, while better conditions would only raise the code above 4 if verified. So the baseline code to apply to any portion under these restrictions is 4.