IR.VI.A.S8FAA-S-ACS-8C · Nov 2023Skills
Establish the appropriate aircraft configuration and airspeed considering meteorologica...
Establish the appropriate aircraft configuration and airspeed considering meteorological and operating conditions.
Bottom line
The stabilized approach profile is characterized by maintaining a stable approach speed, constant descent rate, constant vertical flight path angle, and the same aircraft configuration. AC 91-79 describes a profile that has an aircraft stabilized before descending through a 1,000 ft window in IMC.
FAA references
- AC 120-108 ch. 4 List of Tables — AC No: 120-108A
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