Just curious if anyone knows if use of the military position call "initial" is actually valid at civilian airports. We have ex military pilots that use this term at an uncontrolled field. I think they mean they are on a long straight-in final, but I'm really not sure. Neither are many other non-military pilots. I looked in the FAA's Pilot Controller glossary, and there is no mention of the term in there. Anywhere else I could look?
I'm not asking about the IFR initial approach fix.
Thanks,
mike
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