"Cessna Seventy-three Charlie Quebec is departing runway 25 at Grass Valley
on a 2300 mile final for runway 9 Oshkosh."

{;-)

Jim



"Allen" wrote in message
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Which does nothing to define what "final approach" is. If you are aligned
with the runway and intending to land does final begin 5 miles from the
threshold? 10 miles? 15 miles? 50 miles?