SUBJECT: Air Regulation ATPL
Question No. 1

When an aircraft is being radar vectored on to final approach, what is the required convergence angle of the final vector to the final approach track?

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Roughly 30 deg
45 deg
Roughly 45 deg
45 deg or less
Explaination: Aircraft vectored to final approach will be given a heading, or a series of headings, calculated to close the final approach track. The final vector will enable the aircraft to be established in level flight on the final approach track prior to intercepting the specified glide path, and should provide an intercept angle with the final approach track of 45 or less. If it is necessary to vector the aircraft through the final approach track, the controller is to inform pilot accordingly stating the reason. If the aircraft is being vectored to intercept the localiser (or MLS final track), or the inbound track for another pilot interpreted aid, the pilot is to report when established on the final track. Radar vectoring will normally terminate at the time the aircraft leaves the last assigned heading to intercept the final track.