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SIDESTEP MANEUVER

Pilot/Controller Glossary with JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov

A visual maneuver accomplished by a pilot at the completion of an instrument approach to permit a straight‐in landing on a parallel runway not more than 1,200 feet to either side of the runway to which the instrument approach was conducted.

Refer to AIM.