The break procedure involves transitioning the aircraft from which configuration to the arrival configuration?

The break procedure is a critical maneuver used in aviation to prepare for landing. During this procedure, the aircraft transitions from a fast cruise configuration to an arrival configuration, which is typically characterized by a slower speed and specific configurations that help facilitate a safe landing approach.

The fast cruise configuration allows the aircraft to operate efficiently at higher speeds during the cruise phase of flight, but as the aircraft begins the break procedure, it must reduce speed and adjust its configuration to ensure that it can safely approach and land on the runway. This transition to the arrival configuration is essential for establishing an appropriate approach path and for ensuring that the aircraft is ready to execute any necessary maneuvers as it descends toward the landing phase.

Other configurations like the normal cruise, slow cruise, or landing configuration are not the starting point for the break procedure; instead, they represent different phases or stages of flight that follow or differ from the initial fast cruise state as the aircraft prepares for a landing approach. Thus, the correct answer reflects the true initial state before beginning the break, which is the fast cruise configuration.