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ky45st

19th October 2009 08:37

What does MISTR stand for

In the radiotelephony book, I met a conversation as follow:
Controller: American fifteen seventy -two, you're five miles from MISTR. Cross MISTR at or above 3500,cleared for VOR runway 15 approach.
Pilot: OK we'll uh, we're cleared for the approach. And we'll corss MISTR at or above 3500, American fifteen seventy-two.
The question is: What does MISTR stand for and what is it ?

BOAC	19th October 2009 09:40

It is a standard ICAO 'waypoint', 5 letters long. Try and get hold of an airways/airport chart for that place and you'll see lots. It is probably 'made up' for the handbook, though?

StainesFS

19th October 2009 20:14

No, it's real and current. It's a fix on the VOR approach into RWY15 at KBDL, Windsor Locks/Bradley International, Connecticut. This seems to fit in with the extract from the book. Looking at the approach plate, I can't help but think that whoever devised the names of the fixes was a Matt Dillon/Gunsmoke fan and, therefore of a certain age. The next fix on the approach is called DILLN. Memories of Denis Weaver, as Chester, limping up behind Matt Dillon and calling out "Mister Dillon."

SFS

BOAC	19th October 2009 20:23

Brilliant - another string of waypoints to add to the PPRune collection!

bfisk

23rd October 2009 17:10

Like HAMMM, BURGR and FRYYS :}

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