Definition
DIRECT
Straight line flight between two navigational aids, fixes, points, or any combination thereof. When used by pilots in describing off‐airway routes, points defining direct route segments become compulsory reporting points unless the aircraft is under radar contact.
Source: FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary (verbatim from the Federal Aviation Regulations).
Where This Term Is Used
- 14 CFR § 91.1721 — § 91.1721 Incorporation by reference.
- 14 CFR § 91.1705 — § 91.1705 Required pilot training.
- 14 CFR § 91.1613 — § 91.1613 Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 107—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Territory and Airspace of Somalia.
- 14 CFR § 91.1611 — § 91.1611 Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 115—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in Specified Areas of the Sanaa Flight Information Region (FIR) (OYSC).
- 14 CFR § 91.1439 — § 91.1439 CAMP: Maintenance recording requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.1435 — § 91.1435 CAMP: Certificate requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.1431 — § 91.1431 CAMP: Continuing analysis and surveillance.
- 14 CFR § 91.1413 — § 91.1413 CAMP: Responsibility for airworthiness.
- 14 CFR § 91.1115 — § 91.1115 Inoperable instruments and equipment.
- 14 CFR § 91.1049 — § 91.1049 Personnel.
- 14 CFR § 91.1047 — § 91.1047 Drug and alcohol misuse education program.
- 14 CFR § 91.1050 — § 91.1050 Employment of former FAA employees.
- 14 CFR § 91.1057 — § 91.1057 Flight, duty and rest time requirements: All crewmembers.
- 14 CFR § 91.1037 — § 91.1037 Large transport category airplanes: Turbine engine powered; Limitations; Destination and alternate airports.
- 14 CFR § 91.1017 — § 91.1017 Amending program manager’s management specifications.
- 14 CFR § 91.1009 — § 91.1009 Clarification of operational control.
- 14 CFR § 91.1003 — § 91.1003 Management contract between owner and program manager.
- 14 CFR § 91.1001 — § 91.1001 Applicability.
- 14 CFR § 91.851 — § 91.851 Definitions.
- 14 CFR § 91.815 — § 91.815 Agricultural and fire fighting airplanes: Noise operating limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.715 — § 91.715 Special flight authorizations for foreign civil aircraft.
- 14 CFR § 91.703 — § 91.703 Operations of civil aircraft of U.S. registry outside of the United States.
- 14 CFR § 91.501 — § 91.501 Applicability.
- 14 CFR § 91.525 — § 91.525 Carriage of cargo.
- 14 CFR § 91.513 — § 91.513 Emergency equipment.
- 14 CFR § 91.421 — § 91.421 Rebuilt engine maintenance records.
- 14 CFR § 91.417 — § 91.417 Maintenance records.
- 14 CFR § 91.415 — § 91.415 Changes to aircraft inspection programs.
- 14 CFR § 91.409 — § 91.409 Inspections.
- 14 CFR § 91.327 — § 91.327 Aircraft issued a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category: Operating limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.326 — § 91.326 Exception to operating certain aircraft for the purposes of flight training, flightcrew member checking, or flightcrew member testing.
- 14 CFR § 91.317 — § 91.317 Provisionally certificated civil aircraft: Operating limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.215 — § 91.215 ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment and use.
- 14 CFR § 91.213 — § 91.213 Inoperative instruments and equipment.
- 14 CFR § 91.217 — § 91.217 Data correspondence between automatically reported pressure altitude data and the pilot’s altitude reference.
- 14 CFR § 91.225 — § 91.225 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment and use.
- 14 CFR § 91.227 — § 91.227 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment performance requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.313 — § 91.313 Restricted category civil aircraft: Operating limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.205 — § 91.205 Powered civil aircraft with standard U.S. airworthiness certificates: Instrument and equipment requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.185 — § 91.185 IFR operations: Two-way radio communications failure.
- 14 CFR § 91.181 — § 91.181 Course to be flown.
- 14 CFR § 91.175 — § 91.175 Takeoff and landing under IFR.
- 14 CFR § 91.171 — § 91.171 VOR equipment check for IFR operations.
- 14 CFR § 91.155 — § 91.155 Basic VFR weather minimums.
- 14 CFR § 91.137 — § 91.137 Temporary flight restrictions in the vicinity of disaster/hazard areas.
- 14 CFR § 91.126 — § 91.126 Operating on or in the vicinity of an airport in Class G airspace.
- 14 CFR § 91.108 — § 91.108 Use of supplemental restraint systems.
- 14 CFR § 91.3 — § 91.3 Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command.
- 14 CFR § 61.51 — § 61.51 — Pilot Logbooks
49 sections reference this term in their FAR Decoded content.