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Hold: Waypoint sequencing is disabled or

suspended. A hold may be automatically or manually

activated. This should not be confused with a

“holding pattern.” Pressing the OBS/HLD key

suspends waypoint sequencing.

I IAF: Initial Approach Fix.

Identifier: A name, typically abbreviated, assigned to

a waypoint. The identifier may consist of numbers

and alpha characters, up to six in length. For example,

the airport identifier for Los Angeles International

Airport is LAX.

IFAF: Initial and Final Approach fix. A combined

Initial and Final approach Fix with no intermediate

waypoints.

IFR: Instrument Flight Rules

Intersection (INT): A point defined by any

combination of courses, radials, or bearings of two or

more navigational aids.

K Knot (kt): A unit of speed equal to one nautical mile

per hour.

L Latitude (Lat): Any line circling the earth parallel to

the equator, measured in degrees, minutes, and

seconds north and south of the equator.

LFAC: Landing FACility.

Longitude (Lon): Any line from the north to the

south pole, measured in degrees, minutes, and

seconds of a circle, east or west of the Prime Meridian

(Greenwich, England).

M MA: Missed Approach Point. A code appended to a

waypoint in the database that may not appear on a

published map.

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Apollo 65 User Manual Page 308