IR.VI.A.S11FAA-S-ACS-8C · Nov 2023Skills
Establish a stabilized descent to the appropriate altitude.
Establish a stabilized descent to the appropriate altitude.
Bottom line
RNAV approaches without approved vertical guidance and conventional NPAs should be flown, whenever possible, using a CDFA technique. A CDFA starts from an altitude/height at or above the FAF and proceeds to an altitude/height approximately 50 ft (15 meters) above the landing runway threshold or to a point where the type of aircraft will begin the flare maneuver.
FAA references
- AC 120-108 ch. 4 List of Tables — AC No: 120-108A
- RMH App. D (p. D-4) — FAA-H-8083-2A
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