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- 1. the part of an aircraft's flight in which it descends directly towards a runway for landing: "his international flight is on final approach into Detroit"
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In aeronautics, the final approach (also called the final leg and final approach leg [1]) is the last leg in an aircraft's approach to landing, when the aircraft is lined up with the runway and descending for landing. [2]
The final approach fix (FAF) marks the beginning of the final approach segment of an instrument approach procedure. It is situated on the final approach track at a distance that permits selection of final approach configuration, deceleration to final approach speed, and descent from intermediate approach altitude/height to the appropriate MDA/H ...
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A defined area over which the final phase of the approach manoeuvre to hover or landing is completed and from which the take-off manoeuvre is commenced. Where the FATO is to be used by performance Class 1 helicopters, the defined area includes the rejected take-off area available. Source: ICAO Doc 8168 PAS-OPS
A FATO is an area over which a helicopter completes the approach manoeuvre to a hover or landing or commences movement into forward flight in the take-off manoeuvre. All final approaches terminate and all take-offs to climb start there. A heliport must be provided with at least one FATO, which need not be solid. It may be located on or near a runwa...
ICAO Annex 14 Aerodromes, Vol II. HeliportsICAO Doc 8168 PANS-OPS, Vol. IIICAO Doc 9261 Heliport ManualCDFA is a technique for flying the final segment of a non-precision approach as a constant descent (without level-off) from the FAF altitude to approximately 50 ft height above the landing runway threshold.
Feb 26, 2016 · The lightning bolt is the final approach fix for precision approaches and the Maltese cross is the final approach fix for non-precision approaches.
A fuel efficient descent is basically an uninterrupted descent (except where level flight is required for speed adjustment) from cruising altitude to the point when level flight is necessary for the pilot to stabilize the aircraft on final approach.
Dec 11, 2016 · There is an initial part of the approach and a final phase of the approach. The final phase is often the last 5 miles when the airplane is aligned with the runway and is descending toward it.
