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AA.VI.E.S8FAA-S-ACS-11A · Nov 2023Skills

Establish the appropriate airplane configuration and airspeed considering meteorologica...

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Establish the appropriate airplane configuration and airspeed considering meteorological and operating conditions.

Bottom line

For all straight-in instrument approaches, to include contact approaches in IFR weather conditions, the approach must be stabilized before descending below 1,000 feet above the airport or TDZE. Significant speed and configuration changes during an approach can seriously degrade situational awareness and complicate the decision of the proper action to take at the decision point.

FAA references

  1. IPH ch. 4 (p. 4-37) — FAA-H-8083-16B
  2. RMH ch. 7 (pp. 7-2–7-3) — FAA-H-8083-2A
  3. IPH ch. 4 (p. 4-19) — FAA-H-8083-16B
  4. AFH ch. 16 (p. 16-18) — FAA-H-8083-3C
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