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Cruise clearance

An ATC clearance issued to allow a pilot to conduct flight at any altitude from the minimum IFR altitude up to and including the altitude specified in the clearance. Also authorizes a pilot to proceed to and make an app…

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Cruise clearance

Definition

  • An ATC clearance issued to allow a pilot to conduct flight at any altitude from the minimum IFR altitude up to and including the altitude specified in the clearance. Also authorizes a pilot to proceed to and make an approach at the destination airpor

References

  • Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge · Federal Aviation Administration · 2023