Approach Procedures and Descent Below MDA/DA(H)

Homework Reading Assignment

Required Reading
Jeppesen Instrument/Commercial Manual – “Approach Procedures” Chapter 7, Section B

FAR 91.175

Instrument Flying Handbook “IAP Minimums” 10-21 to 10-22

 Approach Procedures Quiz

1. Name the elements of an approach briefing:

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2. What is required of the final approach course for a straight in approach? _________________________

3. How do we know if an approach is not a straight in approach? _________________________________

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4. What does NoPT mean? _______________________________________________________________

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5. What are radar vectors and how are they most often used? ___________________________________

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6. What do you do if you are being vectored through the final approach course without a clearance for the

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7. What is Minimum Vectoring Altitude (MVA)? How can we determine what the MVA for a given area is?

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8. What is a feeder route? ________________________________________________________________

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9. What is a course reversal and why would we need to use it? ___________________________________

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10. How can we tell how far out we may go during a course reversal? ______________________________

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11. When may you descend to the altitude specified for the course reversal? _________________________

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12. When may you descend below MDA or DA(H)?

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3. At least one of the following visual references for the intended runway is distinctly visible and

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13. How low can we descend with only the approach lights in sight? ________________________________

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14. What is required of us if we arrive at the MDA/DA(H) and cannot meet FAR 91.175? ________________

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15. What other situations would require a missed approach? _____________________________________

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16. What do we do if we decide to execute a missed approach before reaching the Missed Approach Point?

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17. What is the difference between visual and contact approaches and when may we request or be assigned

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18. What is a circling approach and why would we use it? ________________________________________

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19. When and how should we perform a missed approach from a circling maneuver? __________________

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20. What is a sidestep maneuver? When do you sidestep? ______________________________________

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21. How can we determine which approach procedure is in use at an airport? How can we guess before the

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