Short Final: Whose Business?

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Key Takeaways:

  • An instrument-rated pilot, Jim Kleiss, was reviewing approaches for a theoretical trip to Bowman Field (KLOU).
  • He was amused to discover that the RNAV 24 approach featured the Initial Approach Fix (IAF) named "NUNYA" and the Final Approach Fix (FAF) named "BNNUS".
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On the subject of favorite fixes, when I got my instrument rating of course I spent lots of time planning trips. One such theoretical trip was a return to Bowman Field (KLOU), where my wife and I had enjoyed a trip a couple years ago.

When I pulled up the approaches I nearly fell out of my chair. The RNAV 24 approach was amusing with the IAF and FAF named “NUNYA” and “BNNUS” respectively.

Jim Kleiss

Champaign, Illinois

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