When must you execute a missed approach?

Once descent below the DA, DH, or MDA is begun, a missed approach must be executed if the required visibility is lost or the runway environment is no longer visible, unless the loss of sight of the runway is a result of normal banking of the aircraft during a circling approach.

What is a published missed approach?

Missed approach is a procedure followed by a pilot when an instrument approach cannot be completed to a full-stop landing. The missed approach procedure normally includes an initial heading or track to follow, and altitude to climb to, typically followed by holding instructions at a nearby navigation fix.

When ATC clears a pilot to the initial approach fix this means?

“N123AB, one zero miles from [airport]. Cleared approach.” Per the Pilot/Controller Glossary, “cleared approach” grants “ATC authorization for an aircraft to execute any standard or special instrument approach procedure for that airport.” You have permission to fly any approach you want to that airport.

When may a pilot execute a missed approach during an ASR approach?

Controllers will terminate guidance and instruct the pilot to execute a missed approach unless at the MAPt the pilot has the runway, airport, or heliport in sight or, for a helicopter point-in-space approach, the prescribed visual reference with the surface is established.

Can you go missed before the missed approach point?

The MAPt may be overflown at an altitude/height greater than that required by the procedure; but in the case of a missed approach with a turn, the turn must not take place before the MAPt, unless otherwise specified in the procedure.

How should the pilot identify the missed approach point?

In general, it is “inadvisable or impossible” to execute a normal landing from the missed approach point of a non-precision approach procedure. If not equipped with DME or a GPS substitute, the missed approach point can be identified by flying a timed leg using a clock.

Can you start an approach from an if?

Pilots can now start an instrument approach, with some restrictions, by flying directly to the IF (intermediate fix). Just to remind those who may have forgotten, the initial segment of a typical instrument approach procedure starts at an IAF and ends at the IF.

What does it mean to be cleared for the approach?

Cleared for approach means that you are clear to maintain the heading and altitude given to you by ATC and make the turn to intercept the localiser by yourself, without permission from ATC once they clear you for the approach.

Is ASR a precision approach?

An ASR is a non-precision approach where Air Traffic Control provides lateral guidance to you using radar to monitor your position.

Can an ASR or PAR approach be affected by rain?

Can an ASR or PAR approach be affected by rain? Yes. Radar can be reflected or attenuated by dense objects such as heavy clouds or precipitation (rain or snow).

What determines when you go missed approach on an ILS?

On an ILS, the missed approach point is that point at which the glide slope intersects the Decision Altitude (DA). In this example, the climb to 1,100 ft is initiated upon reaching 895 ft and deciding to go missed.