On a NoPT approach, which maneuver is not permitted?

On a NoPT approach, which maneuver is not permitted?

• A. Procedure Turn
• B. Hold
• C. Climb and Turn
• D. Descend and Turn

Answer: (A)

NoPT means you are not allowed to perform the standard procedure turn to reverse course. The point of NoPT is to avoid that explicit course-reversal maneuver. If you need to reverse course on an approach that’s designated NoPT, you would use a hold in lieu of a procedure turn (if the approach allows it and provides that option) or simply proceed with the published path. A hold can accomplish a course reversal without using a traditional procedure turn. Turns taken while climbing or descending can occur as part of holding or ATC instructions, but they are not the explicit procedure-turn maneuver that NoPT prohibits. So the maneuver not permitted is the procedure turn.

NoPT means you are not allowed to perform the standard procedure turn to reverse course. The point of NoPT is to avoid that explicit course-reversal maneuver. If you need to reverse course on an approach that’s designated NoPT, you would use a hold in lieu of a procedure turn (if the approach allows it and provides that option) or simply proceed with the published path. A hold can accomplish a course reversal without using a traditional procedure turn. Turns taken while climbing or descending can occur as part of holding or ATC instructions, but they are not the explicit procedure-turn maneuver that NoPT prohibits. So the maneuver not permitted is the procedure turn.