Originally Posted by
fullblast
Okay guys serious question maybe stupid....... What is the final approach fix for an Ils approach on a Jepp plate. I mean obviously the faf on the ILS will be glideslope intercept but what if I were asked to point this out...... The cross is still there for non precision... but what is the thunderbolt ?
The FAF on an ILS is the GS intercept even on the Jepp plates and you'll have to identify the point where the inbound altitude line meets the glide slope line. I looked through the legend and couldn't find any thumderbolt symbols so I'm not quite sure what that's about.