peerlesscowboy
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John C Saubak
My understanding is that minimum altitudes published for each progressive approach segment guarantee a certain (and progressively shrinking) minimum of obstruction clearance.
Question; does that guaranteed minimum obstruction clearance begin right at the fix defining the beginning of the approach segment? Or is there an assumed descent gradient factored in? IOW for example, if I were to descend straight down immediately after crossing the FAF on a non-precision approach would I be guaranteed obstruction clearance?
Question; does that guaranteed minimum obstruction clearance begin right at the fix defining the beginning of the approach segment? Or is there an assumed descent gradient factored in? IOW for example, if I were to descend straight down immediately after crossing the FAF on a non-precision approach would I be guaranteed obstruction clearance?