On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, Bill Denton wrote:

For future reference, here in the US the AIM allows an overflight of the
airport, parallel to and offset from the runway, and flown above pattern
altitude. The purpose being to check windsocks, segmented circles, etc.

You would then descend to pattern altitude and enter the pattern...

Thanks, Bill. Good to know for future cross-border trips.

Is the U.S. AIM available online somewhere?

Brian - PP-ASEL/Night -