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On Sat, 14 May 2005 16:05:26 -0500, A Lieberman
wrote: On Sat, 14 May 2005 13:28:40 -0400, Ron Rosenfeld wrote: My preference on a circling approach is to always fly a left hand pattern. If there is some safety reason to execute a right hand pattern (or if the airport has right traffic), then I will fly a right hand pattern. Hi Ron, I really appreciate your input. Let me ask you this question as I really learn from others.... Seeing how the VOR Alpha approach leads you into the airport, and if you reached midfield at minimums, how would you execute the landing for runway 35 if you don't execute a right hand pattern? There are no noise sensitive areas, nor any unusual considerations around MBO. Allen It's good that you describe a specific approach, because all of these sorts of questions depend critically on the approach one is flying. For the KMBO VOR-A approach, the missed approach point is at MAFCA which is west of the runway. When I reached MAFCA, if I had the field in sight, the runway would be ahead of me, and crossing my flight path. So I would turn right to enter the left downwind, and fly a normal left handed pattern. If, at MAFCA, I did not have the runway in sight, I would be executing a missed approach. In addition to the above considerations, there is also the fact that the minimum visibility for this approach (for a Category A a/c) is one mile. MAFCA is only 1000' from the runway. If I do not pick up the runway prior to MAFCA, it is likely I will not have the required visibility to make the approach. (Not definite, as there could be an obstruction to visibility that clears up directly over the airport). So it is likely that if I just barely see the airport upon reaching the MAP, I'll have to execute a "miss" anyway. Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA) |
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