Which term describes the overhead view of an instrument approach procedure showing routes?

• A. Plan view.
• B. Planform.
• C. Pneumatic.
• D. Positive static stability.

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is identifying the standard term for the overhead depiction of an instrument approach that shows the routes, fixes, and courses from above. That depiction is known as the plan view. It presents the lateral geometry of the procedure, allowing you to see how you will fly from the initial approach to the final approach and alignment with the runway.

Plan view is the specific term used for this overhead chart representation. Planform, by contrast, is a term tied to the shape of an object seen from above—usually the wing shape of an aircraft—and isn’t the name for a navigation chart view. Pneumatic refers to systems using trapped or compressed air and is unrelated to chart views. Positive static stability is a flight dynamics concept describing how an aircraft tends to return to equilibrium after a disturbance, not a chart type.

So the overhead view showing routes on an instrument approach is the plan view.