Initial Approach Fix — Das Initial Approach Fix (IAF) ist ein Wegpunkt, an dem das Standard Anflugverfahren für IFR Anflüge, beginnt. An diesem Punkt setzt der Pilot zum Landeanflug (engl. approach) auf einen Flughafen oder Landeplatz an und beendet die Phase des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
initial approach fix — The fix depicted on an instrument approach procedure chart that identifies the beginning of the initial approach segment. See initial approach (i) … Aviation dictionary
initial approach segment — The segment of an instrument approach procedure between the initial approach fix and the intermediate approach fix or, where applicable, the final approach fix or point (ICAO). In the initial approach, the aircraft has departed the en route… … 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
initial approach procedure — A series of predetermined maneuvers for the orderly transfer of aircraft under instrument flight conditions from the beginning of the initial approach to a landing, or to point from which landing may be made visually (ICAO). The procedure… … Aviation dictionary
initial approach area — An area of defined width lying between the last preceding navigational fix or dead reckoning position and either the facility to be used for making an instrument approach or a point associated with such a facility that is used for demarcating the … Military dictionary
initial approach area — An area of defined width lying between the last preceding navigational fix or dead reckoning position and either the facility to be used for making an instrument approach or a point associated with such a facility that is used for demarcating the … 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
Instrument approach — Terminal procedures for an ILS approach in the United States. (The disclaimers shown in red in the illustration do not appear on the original approach plate.) For aircraft operating under instrument flight rules (IFR), an instrument approach or… … Wikipedia