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How to Read an IFR Approach Chart

Pilot Institute

Theyre officially called Instrument Approach Procedure (or IAP) charts, but pilots often casually call them approach plates. IFR approaches can be very complicated, and you need to keep track of lots of data, including: The route. The descent profile. The procedure for the missed approach. Approach minima.