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  • Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 4. Arrival Procedures › 5-4-16. Simultaneous Close Parallel PRM Approaches and Simultaneous Offset Instrument A…

    Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approach (SOIA). 1. SOIA is a procedure used to conduct simultaneous approaches to runways spaced less than 3,000 feet, but at least 750 feet apart. The SOIA procedure utilizes a straight-in PRM approach ... runway, and a PRM offset approach with glideslope/glidepath to the adjacent runway. In SOIA operations, aircraft are paired, with the aircraft conducting the straight-in PRM approach always positioned slightly ahead of the aircraft conducting the offset PRM approach…

  • Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 4. Arrival Procedures › 5-4-21. Missed Approach

    provided, the pilot should conform to radar vectors when provided by ATC in lieu of the published missed approach procedure. (See FIG 5-4-31.) e. Some locations may have a preplanned alternate missed approach procedure ... event the primary NAVAID used for the missed approach procedure is unavailable. To avoid confusion, the alternate missed approach instructions are not published on the chart. However, the alternate missed approach holding pattern will be depicted on the instrument approach…

  • Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 4. Arrival Procedures › 5-4-3. Approach Control

    When radar handoffs are utilized, successive arriving flights may be handed off to approach control with radar separation in lieu of vertical separation. (b) After release to approach control, aircraft are vectored to the final approach course (ILS, RNAV ... issued as required for spacing and separating aircraft. Therefore, pilots must not deviate from the headings issued by approach control. Aircraft will normally be informed when it is necessary to vector across the final approach course for spacing or other…

  • Pilot/Controller Glossary › F

    FINAL APPROACH COURSE.) (See FINAL APPROACH FIX.) (See FINAL APPROACH POINT.) (See SEGMENTS OF AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE.) (See ICAO term FINAL APPROACH.) FINAL APPROACH POINT- The point, applicable only to a nonprecision approach with no depicted FAF (such ... airport VOR), where the aircraft is established inbound on the final approach course from the procedure turn and where the final approach descent may be commenced. The FAP serves as the FAF and identifies the beginning of the final approach…

  • 14 CFR Part 121, Appendix E to Part 121—Flight Training Requirements

    Missed approaches from ILS approaches | I, T, U, C (2) Other missed approaches | I, T, U, C. (3) Missed approaches that include a complete approved missed approach procedure | I, T, U, C. (4) Missed approaches that include a powerplant failure ... instrument approach | I | T, U, C (d) Crosswind landing, including crosswind landings with gusts if practicable under the existing meteorological, airport, and traffic conditions | I, T, U, C (e) Maneuvering to a landing with simulated powerplant failure, as follows…

  • 14 CFR Part 121, Appendix F to Part 121—Proficiency Check Requirements

    least one normal ILS approach | B | B (2) At least one manually controlled ILS approach with a simulated failure of one powerplant. The simulated failure should occur before initiating the final approach course and must continue to touchdown or through…