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Stepdown fix

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000939

A fix permitting additional descent within a segment of an instrument approach procedure by identifying a point at which a controlling obstacle has been safely overflown.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000939
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000939",
  "term": "Stepdown fix",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "A fix permitting additional descent within a segment of an instrument approach procedure by identifying a point at which a controlling obstacle has been safely overflown.",
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/stepdown-fix/"
}

Record 939 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.