(aviation) a final approach whereupon the airplane intercepts the ILS glideslope from above, instead of as normally from below

plural of slam dunk approach

(aviation) Alternative spelling of slam dunk approach

plural of slam-dunk approach

(aviation) The point during descent at which a pilot must initiate a go-around maneuver if the runway is not in clear sight.

(aviation) An instrument approach using a guidance system that provides only horizontal, and not vertical, guidance (such as VOR, NDB, or localizer navigation), requiring the pilot to manually maintain terrain clearance by flying at a predefined safe altitude for each segment of the approach by reference to their altimeter.

plural of non-precision approach