Definition
The point on a Standard Instrument Departure (SID) or Standard Terminal Arrival Route (STAR) at which the aircraft completes its final turn and is established on the inbound or outbound course required by the procedure.
Plain English
The spot where the aircraft finishes its last turn on a published departure or arrival route and settles onto the straight course it needs to follow next.
Context Anchor
Used when discussing traffic patterns, approaches, and the turn from base to final before landing.
Derivation
Roll-out comes from the cockpit description of finishing a turn — the aircraft 'rolls out' of bank and back to wings level. 'Final' marks this as the last such roll-out in the procedure, after which the aircraft is on the course it will hold.
Why Pilots Care
Confirms the aircraft will stop safely within the remaining runway and marks the shift from rollout to taxi phase.
Intuition Check
Do not read “roll-out” here as the ground roll after landing. Here it means coming out of a turn and lining up for the landing path.
Example Sentence 1
After passing the final roll-out point, the crew confirmed they were tracking the inbound course centerline.
Example Sentence 2
Runway analysis includes the final roll-out point to verify safe stopping distance for the aircraft weight.