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| Term: |
STEPDOWN FIX |
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| Meaning: | A fix permitting additional descent within a segment of an instrument approach procedure by identifying a point at which a controlling obstacle has been safely overflown. |
| Previous Term: | STEP TURN |
| Next Term: | STEREO ROUTE |