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Can you land straight in on a circling approach?
Circling-only approaches do not allow a straight in approach so you will only see circling minima. The Instrument Procedures Handbook explains the reasons for building circle to land only approaches: The final approach course alignment with the runway centerline exceeds 30°.
Can you make a straight in landing even if only circling minimums are published for instrument approach procedure?
Not all circling approaches are to a different runway, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you can fly a straight-in approach to land. If you need more than a normal descent rate to land, circling-only minimums can be published for an approach.
What is a straight in landing?
Straight-In Landing: A landing made on a runway aligned within 30 degrees of the final approach course following completion of an instrument approach. A straight-in approach can be made to a circle to land procedure. Straight-in landings are landings made to a runway aligned with the approach procedure.
What are the 2 ways in which an IAP can be flown?
An IAP can be flown in one of two ways: as a full approach or with the assistance of radar vectors. When the IAP is flown as a full approach, pilots conduct their own navigation using the routes and altitudes depicted on the instrument approach chart.
What is straight in approach?
i. An entry into an airport traffic-pattern in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions by intercepting the extended runway centerline without executing any portion of the traffic pattern.
When can you descend on a circling approach?
Any way you look at it, you cannot safely leave MDA on a circling approach unless you can see everything along your flight path between you and the intended runway.
What is straight in landing?
A landing made on a runway aligned within 30° of the final approach course following completion of an instrument approach.
What is the difference between straight in approach and straight in landing?
As you can see, a straight-in approach simply means that you don’t fly a procedure turn or holding-in-lieu-of procedure turn. Straight-in landings are landings made to a runway aligned with the approach procedure. Landing to Runway 9 from the ILS 9 is an example of a straight-in landing.