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Farhan
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When I read through IFR materials online, or when I hear pilots talking about approaches, they often talk about using fixes to get to/through the approach.

Two questions (closely related). Firstly, just to make sure I completely understand, what are fixes in this particular context? Secondly, how are they used when a pilot is using a particular approach?:

  • Firstly, just to make sure I completely understand, what are fixes in this particular context?
  • Secondly, how are they used when a pilot is using a particular approach?

When I read through IFR materials online, or when I hear pilots talking about approaches, they often talk about using fixes to get to/through the approach.

Two questions (closely related). Firstly, just to make sure I completely understand, what are fixes in this particular context? Secondly, how are they used when a pilot is using a particular approach?

When I read through IFR materials online, or when I hear pilots talking about approaches, they often talk about using fixes to get to/through the approach.

Two questions (closely related):

  • Firstly, just to make sure I completely understand, what are fixes in this particular context?
  • Secondly, how are they used when a pilot is using a particular approach?
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Jae Carr
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How are fixes used during an approach?

When I read through IFR materials online, or when I hear pilots talking about approaches, they often talk about using fixes to get to/through the approach.

Two questions (closely related). Firstly, just to make sure I completely understand, what are fixes in this particular context? Secondly, how are they used when a pilot is using a particular approach?