Precision Approach Path Indicator is a visual aid for pilots to maintain the correct approach angle during landing. Which term corresponds to this instrument?

Precision Approach Path Indicator is a visual aid for pilots to maintain the correct approach angle during landing. Which term corresponds to this instrument?

• A. Flight Plan
• B. Change
• C. Safety I
• D. Precision Approach Path Indicator

Answer: (D)

This item tests recognizing the official name of the visual glide-path indicator used during the final approach. The instrument provides a visual cue of the aircraft’s position relative to the desired approach angle, helping the pilot stay on the correct glide path to the runway. It is officially called Precision Approach Path Indicator, often abbreviated PAPI. Other terms describe things unrelated to approach aids—flight plan is a preflight route, change is a modification, Safety I is a safety-management concept—so the term that corresponds to this instrument is Precision Approach Path Indicator.

This item tests recognizing the official name of the visual glide-path indicator used during the final approach. The instrument provides a visual cue of the aircraft’s position relative to the desired approach angle, helping the pilot stay on the correct glide path to the runway. It is officially called Precision Approach Path Indicator, often abbreviated PAPI. Other terms describe things unrelated to approach aids—flight plan is a preflight route, change is a modification, Safety I is a safety-management concept—so the term that corresponds to this instrument is Precision Approach Path Indicator.