International Civil Aviation Vocabulary (English-Russian). 2014.
final approach fix — The fix and/or waypoint located on the final approach course of an instrument approach procedure prior to the point of the glide path intercept on a precision approach procedure; prior to the final approach fix on a nonprecision approach… … Aviation dictionary
final approach — That part of an instrument approach procedure that commences at the specified final approach fix or point. Where such a fix or point is not specified, it begins (a) at the end of the last procedure turn, base turn, or inbound turn of a racetrack… … Aviation dictionary
final approach IFR — The flight path of an aircraft inbound to an airport on a final instrument approach course, beginning at the final approach fix or point and extending to the airport or the point where a circle to land maneuver or missed approach is executed … Aviation dictionary
Final approach (aviation) — A final approach is the last leg in an aircraft s approach to landing. In aviation radio terminology, it is often abbreviated to on final .In a standard airport landing pattern, aircraft turn from base leg to final within one to two miles of the… … Wikipedia
final approach segment — The segment of an instrument approach procedure in which the alignment and descent for landing are accomplished (ICAO). It begins at the final approach fix and ends at the missed approach point. The final approach can be to a runway for a… … Aviation dictionary
final approach point — The point, applicable only to a nonprecision approach with no depicted final approach fix such as an on airport VOR (very high frequency omnidirectional radio range), where the aircraft is established inbound on the final approach course from the … Aviation dictionary
approach gate — A point on the final approach which is either one mile from the final approach fix on the side away from the airport or five miles from the landing threshold, whichever is farther from the landing threshold … Aviation dictionary
segments of an instrument approach procedure — An instrument approach procedure may have as many as five separate segments, depending on how the approach procedure is structured. The approach segments begin and end at designated fixes. However, under some circumstances certain segments may… … Aviation dictionary
intermediate approach segment — That segment of an instrument approach procedure between either the intermediate approach fix and the final approach fix or point, or between the end of a reversal, race track, or dead reckoning track procedure and the final approach fix or point … Aviation dictionary
initial approach — i. That part of an instrument approach procedure consisting of the first approach to the first navigational facility associated with the procedure, or a predetermined fix (ICAO). This is a procedure in which the aircraft has departed an initial… … Aviation dictionary
initial approach — a. That part of an instrument approach procedure in which the aircraft has departed an initial approach fix or point and is maneuvering to enter the intermediate or final approach. It ends at the intermediate fix or point or, where no… … Military dictionary
