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Missed Approach Point
Missed Approach Point | | A point prescribed in each instrument approach procedure at which a missed approach procedure shall be executed if the required visual reference does not exist. (See MISSED APPROACH.) (See SEGMENTS OF AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE.) | source: FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary |
| | - A maneuver conducted by a pilot when an instrument approach cannot be completed to a landing. The route of flight and altitude are shown on instrument approach procedure charts. A pilot executing a missed approach prior to the Missed Approach Point (MAP) must continue along the final approach to the MAP.
- A term used by the pilot to inform ATC that he/she is executing the missed approach.
- At locations where ATC radar service is provided, the pilot should conform to radar vectors when provided by ATC in lieu of the published missed approach procedure.
| source: FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary |
| | Missed Approach Point (MAP): A point prescribed in each instrument approach at which a missed approach procedure shall be executed if the required visual reference has not been established. | source: FAA Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25A) |
| | MISSED APPROACH POINT (MAP): - ICAO: That point in an instrument approach procedure at or before which the prescribed missed approach procedure must be initiated in order to ensure that the minimum obstacle clearance is not infringed.
- USA/FAA: A point prescribed in each instrument approach procedure at which a missed approach procedure shall be executed if the required visual reference does not exist.
| source: ICAO Aviation Chart Glossary |
| | MAP: last point (altitude and distance from threshold) at which the crew should decide to land or go around | source: ICAO English Pro Aviation Glossary |
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