On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 22:16:55 GMT, "Richard Kaplan"
wrote:

"Teacherjh" wrote in message
...

They are advisory until there is an accident. Then they were binding.

OK, then let me ask a question which is now extremely appropriate to this
thread.

Suppose I am flying a real circling approach to minimums at an uncontrolled
field and the only way I can safely comply with the circling visibility and
runway distance requirements is by flying a non-standard pattern. Is it
OK to consider the AIM advisory only in this case?
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Richard Kaplan, CFII

www.flyimc.com

What do you mean by "non-standard pattern"? Outside of any circling
restrictions placed on the approach chart, there are no restrictions
to type of pattern or direction, as long as you stay within circling
visibility radius. Left/right traffic is irrelevant. You can circle
the field multiple times in both directions, if you really want to.