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Plan view

The overhead view of an approach procedure on an instrument approach chart. The plan view depicts the routes that guide the pilot from the en route segments to the IAF.

Dictionary Term

Plan view

Definition

  • The overhead view of an approach procedure on an instrument approach chart. The plan view depicts the routes that guide the pilot from the en route segments to the IAF.

References

  • Instrument Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2014
  • Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Federal Aviation Administration, 2023