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Section 97.3

Subpart C - En Route IFR Altitudes
Over Particular Routes and
Intersections

Subpart B - Procedures
97.10

[Reserved]

Subpart C - TERPS Procedures
EDITORIAL NOTE: The prescribed IFR altitudes for flights over particular routes and
intersections in this subpart were formerly
carried as SectionSection 610.11 through 610.6887 of this
title and were transferred to part 95 as
SectionSection 95.41 through 95.6887, respectively, but are
not carried in the Code of Federal Regulations. For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting these routes, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding
Aids section of the printed volume and at
www.govinfo.gov.

Section 95.31 General.
This subpart prescribes IFR altitudes
for flights along particular routes or
route segments and over additional
intersections not listed as a part of a
route or route segment.
[Doc. No. 1580, 28 FR 6719, June 29, 1963]

Subpart D - Changeover Points
EDITORIAL NOTE: The prescribed COP-s for
Federal airways, jet routes, or other direct
routes for which an MEA is designated in
this part are not carried in the Code of Federal Regulations. For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting these routes see the List of
CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the
Finding Aids section of the printed volume
and at www.govinfo.gov.

Section 95.8001 General.
This subpart prescribes COP-s for
Federal airways, jet routes, area navigation routes, or other direct routes
for which an MEA is designated in this
part. Unless otherwise specified the
COP is midway between the navigation
facilities or way points for straight
route segments, or at the intersection
of radials or courses forming a dogleg
in the case of dogleg route segments.
[Doc. No. 10580, 35 FR 14610, Sept. 18, 1970]

PART 97 - STANDARD INSTRUMENT
PROCEDURES

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Subpart A - General
Sec.
97.1 Applicability.
97.3 Symbols and terms used in procedures.
97.5 Bearings, courses, tracks, headings,
radials, miles.

97.20

General.

AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103,
40106, 40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44701,
44719, and 44721-44722.
SOURCE: Docket No. 1580, 28 FR 6719, June
29, 1963, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart A - General
Section 97.1

Applicability.

(a) This part prescribes standard instrument approach procedures to civil
airports in the United States and the
weather minimums that apply to landings under IFR at those airports.
(b) This part also prescribes obstacle
departure procedures (ODPs) for certain civil airports in the United States
and the weather minimums that apply
to takeoffs under IFR at civil airports
in the United States.
[Doc. No. FAA-2002-14002, 72 FR 31679, June 7,
2007]

Section 97.3 Symbols and terms used in procedures.
As used in the standard instrument
procedures prescribed in this part - 
Aircraft approach category means a
grouping of aircraft based on a speed of
VREF, if specified, or if VREF is not
specified, 1.3 Vso at the maximum certificated landing weight. VREF, Vso,
and the maximum certificated landing
weight are those values as established
for the aircraft by the certification authority of the country of registry. The
categories are as follows - 
(1) Category A: Speed less than 91
knots.
(2) Category B: Speed 91 knots or
more but less than 121 knots.
(3) Category C: Speed 121 knots or
more but less than 141 knots.
(4) Category D: Speed 141 knots or
more but less than 166 knots.
(5) Category E: Speed 166 knots or
more.
Approach procedure segments for which
altitudes (minimum altitudes, unless
otherwise specified) and paths are prescribed in procedures, are as follows - 

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