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minimum descent altitude
Sinônimos
minimum descent height
Definição1
14 CFR Part 1: “The lowest altitude, expressed in feet above mean sea level, to which descent is authorized on final approach or during circle-to-land maneuvering in execution of a standard instrument approach procedure, where no electronic glide slope is provided.”
Fonte1
CRANE, Dale (ed.). Dictionary of aeronautical terms. 4th ed. Newcastle: ASA, 2006.
Fonte2
AGÊNCIA NACIONAL DE AVIAÇÃO CIVIL. RBAC 01: regulamentos brasileiros de aviação civil. Definições, regras de redação e unidades de medida. [S.l.], 2008. (Regulamentos Brasileiros de Aviação Civil)
Fonte3
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Aircraft operations: volume 1: flight procedures. 5th. ed. Montreal, 2006. (Doc. 8168 OPS/611).
Nota adicional1
Acronym: MDA
Contexto
Descent point (DP), a DP is used to identify the end of that portion of the visual segment that should be flown at the minimum descent altitude (MDA) and to identify the point at which the final descent for landing should begin.
Broader Term
altitude
Spanish
altitud mínima de descenso