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When toshould I slow to approach speed?

When do I have to slow to approach speed in order to qualify for a particular category? Specifically, if I want/need cat A minima, what is the exact point at which I need to be at 90kt90 kt (or less)?

I’d assumed it was the FAF, because I can’t see how anything before that should affect your minima. My usual CFII says it’s the IAF, and another CFII says 3 miles before the FAF, but neither could cite a rule to support their position; it was just what their CFII had taught them.

(For the sake of argument, assume no legs are marked with explicit category restrictions, as I’ve seen on some teardrop procedures.)

When to slow to approach speed?

When do I have to slow to approach speed in order to qualify for a particular category? Specifically, if I want/need cat A minima, what is the exact point at which I need to be at 90kt (or less)?

I’d assumed it was the FAF, because I can’t see how anything before that should affect your minima. My usual CFII says it’s the IAF, and another CFII says 3 miles before the FAF, but neither could cite a rule to support their position; it was just what their CFII had taught them.

(For the sake of argument, assume no legs are marked with explicit category restrictions, as I’ve seen on some teardrop procedures.)

When should I slow to approach speed?

When do I have to slow to approach speed in order to qualify for a particular category? Specifically, if I want/need cat A minima, what is the exact point at which I need to be at 90 kt (or less)?

I’d assumed it was the FAF, because I can’t see how anything before that should affect your minima. My usual CFII says it’s the IAF, and another CFII says 3 miles before the FAF, but neither could cite a rule to support their position; it was just what their CFII had taught them.

(For the sake of argument, assume no legs are marked with explicit category restrictions, as I’ve seen on some teardrop procedures.)

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When to slow to approach speed?

When do I have to slow to approach speed in order to qualify for a particular category? Specifically, if I want/need cat A minima, what is the exact point at which I need to be at 90kt (or less)?

I’d assumed it was the FAF, because I can’t see how anything before that should affect your minima. My usual CFII says it’s the IAF, and another CFII says 3 miles before the FAF, but neither could cite a rule to support their position; it was just what their CFII had taught them.

(For the sake of argument, assume no legs are marked with explicit category restrictions, as I’ve seen on some teardrop procedures.)