approach descent
31intermediate 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 …
32Surveillance radar approach — A Surveillance Radar Approach (SRA or ASR) is an aviation term for a type of instrument approach provided with active assistance from Air Traffic Control during the final approach phase. It requires no special equipment in addition to a standard… …
33Precision Approach Path Indicator — The Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) is a light system positioned beside the runway that consists of two, three, or four boxes of lights that provide a visual indication of an aircraft s (fixed wing or rotor wing) position on the… …
34Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America — The Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA) is an American physicians not for profit organization headquartered in Westmont, Illinois. It was formerly known as the Association of Pakistani Physicians of North… …
35Unstabilized approach — An unstabilized approach is an approach during which an aircraft does not maintain at leastone of the following variables stable: speed, descent rate, vertical/lateral flight path and inlanding configuration. Unstabilized approaches account for… …
36Continuous Descent Approach — Ein Canadair Regional Jet der Lufthansa im Landeanflug auf LHR …
37visual approach slope indicator — A system of lights arranged to provide visual descent guidance information during the approach to a runway. These lights are visible from 3 to 5 miles during the day and up to 20 miles at night. The visual glide path of the VASI provides a safe… …
38coupled approach — An instrument approach performed by the aircraft autopilot, which is receiving position information and/or steering commands from onboard navigation equipment. In general, coupled nonprecision approaches must be discontinued and flown manually at …
39precision approach path indicator — A system of lights arranged to provide visual descent guidance information during the approach to a runway. The system is similar to the VASI (visual approach slope indicator). However, the light units are installed in a single row of either two… …
40single-frequency approach — A service provided under a letter of agreement to military single piloted turbojet aircraft that permits the use of a single UHF (ultrahigh frequency) frequency during the approach for landing. Pilots will not normally be required to change the… …
