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A pilot picks a highway and a river on opposite sides of the course as limits. What does the handbook call these features?

  1. Waypoints
  2. Isogonic lines
  3. Brackets
  4. Compulsory fixes
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Correct answer: Brackets

Features that form boundaries on each side of the course are brackets. They keep the pilot from drifting too far off course.

Source: Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C), Chapter 16: Navigation — Pilotage, page 399

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026