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INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE
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A series of predetermined maneuvers for the orderly transfer of an aircraft under instrument flight conditions from the beginning of the initial approach to a landing or to a point from which a landing may be made visually. It is prescribed and approved for a specific airport by competent authority.
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U.S. civil standard instrument approach procedures are approved by the FAA as prescribed under 14 CFR Part 97 and are available for public use.
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U.S. military standard instrument approach procedures are approved and published by the Department of Defense.
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Special instrument approach procedures are approved by the FAA for individual operators but are not published in 14 CFR Part 97 for public use.
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