PLT102: Terminal Procedures and Approach Charts
What code PLT102 covers, why the FAA tests it, and how to study Terminal Procedures and Approach Charts before your checkride.
Recall aeronautical charts - terminal procedures
What this means for your checkride
Terminal Procedures Publications carry the instrument approach procedure charts, along with departure and arrival charts, for each airport. Each approach chart lays out the courses, altitudes, minimums, and missed approach for one specific procedure.
Flying an instrument approach means reading the correct terminal procedure chart precisely, so the FAA tests locating the minimums, courses, and missed approach on these charts.
Approach minimums are not one-size-fits-all. They depend on the aircraft approach category and on which equipment and line of minimums you are actually using.
Where to study it
A code on your test report is an area of deficiency. An authorized instructor must review it with you and endorse that review before you take the practical test, and the examiner may revisit it during the oral. Study it until you can explain it out loud, not just recognize the answer.