"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
k.net...


There is something special about vectoring to final on GPS approaches,
though. Unlike localizers or VOR radials, a GPS FAC has a definite "end".
The course does not extend beyond what's charted so there's nothing to
intercept.


From the P/CG:

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FINAL APPROACH COURSE- A bearing/radial/track of an instrument approach
leading to a runway or an extended runway centerline all without regard to
distance.

COURSE-

a. The intended direction of flight in the horizontal plane measured in
degrees from north.

b. The ILS localizer signal pattern usually specified as the front course or
the back course.

c. The intended track along a straight, curved, or segmented MLS path.

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Final Approach Course is not the same as Final Approach Segment.