If there is no FAF on a low altitude procedure turn approach, where should you consider the FAF?

If there is no FAF on a low altitude procedure turn approach, where should you consider the FAF?

• A. Point where you begin your descent from the procedure turn completion altitude
• B. The FAF located at the Final Approach Fix
• C. The runway threshold
• D. The VOR intersection

Answer: (A)

When there is no final approach fix published for a low altitude approach that uses a procedure turn, the point at which you start descending from the procedure turn completion altitude becomes the starting point of the final approach segment. This point effectively acts as the FAF for descent planning, since it marks where you transition from the procedure turn to the continuous descent toward the minimums and the runway. So, you would consider the FAF at the location where you descend from the PT completion altitude. The runway threshold, a published FAF, or a VOR intersection would only serve as the FAF if a formal FAF is published or designated; in a no-FAF PT approach, those are not the defined starting points for the final approach descent.

When there is no final approach fix published for a low altitude approach that uses a procedure turn, the point at which you start descending from the procedure turn completion altitude becomes the starting point of the final approach segment. This point effectively acts as the FAF for descent planning, since it marks where you transition from the procedure turn to the continuous descent toward the minimums and the runway.

So, you would consider the FAF at the location where you descend from the PT completion altitude. The runway threshold, a published FAF, or a VOR intersection would only serve as the FAF if a formal FAF is published or designated; in a no-FAF PT approach, those are not the defined starting points for the final approach descent.