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When are procedure turns required?
Proposed AIM Revision: 5-4-9. Procedure Turn: A procedure turn is the maneuver prescribed when it is necessary to reverse direction to establish the aircraft inbound on an intermediate or final approach course. The procedure turn or hold-in-lieu-of-PT is a required maneuver when it is depicted on the approach chart.
When you are in a procedure turn and a descent is required after the inbound turn how close must you be established in order to descend?
You can see on the profile view that the procedure turn altitude floor is 3,000 feet. That means you can descend from 6,000 to 3,000 feet after crossing ZACKS outbound, and then down to 2,100 feet after established inbound.
What does the absence of a procedure turn depiction on an approach chart indicate?
Absence of a chart note or specified minimum altitude adjacent to the PT fix is an indication that descent to the procedure turn altitude can commence immediately upon crossing over the PT fix, regardless of the direction of flight.
When is it necessary to perform a procedure turn?
Procedure Turns. A procedure turn is the maneuver prescribed when it is necessary to perform a course reversal to establish the aircraft inbound on an intermediate or final approach course.
When is a procedure turn not allowed without ATC clearance?
We’re told by 14 CFR 91.175 (j) that a procedure turn is not allowed without ATC clearance when receiving radar vectors to the final approach course or fix, making a timed approach from holding, or when the procedure specifies “NoPT.” “Ah ha!
When to turn inbound with no procedure turn?
When the approach clearance is given by ATC, you can see that Slice is an IF, and the course is aligned, so you would proceed inbound with no procedure turn when an approach clearance is received.
When to use a holding pattern for a procedure turn?
Procedure Turns. A holding pattern in lieu of a procedure turn may be specified for course reversal in some procedures. In such cases, the holding pattern is established over an intermediate fix or a final approach fix (FAF). The holding pattern distance or time specified in the profile view must be observed.