"5Z" wrote in message
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perhaps a 270 degree turn from base to final. But only if the weather
is considered to be benign. I watched an ASW-22BL do this at a fairly
low altitude while going into a fairly short field on a relatively
calm day and it made sense. Due to the ship's low sink rate, the
pilot was able to drop perhaps 100' and also end up slightly farther
away from the touchdown spot.


My gosh, an honestly new idea (at least to me). In my book, that qualifies
as #7. It would not be my first choice, but if you allow yourself get to the
point where your best choices are behind you, the 270 degree turn from base to
final could be the better of several bad options.

Vaughn