Circling Approaches Explained Part I

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Today’s Part I on circling approaches is a tutorial that explains the basics and then the details that pilots need to know about circling approaches. Part 2, which I'll release in about a week, includes video I shot of a client flying a near perfect, circle to land, under a low cloud layer, after an ILS approach to the opposite runway. In that video, I talk about several features found in modern GPSs and glass cockpit aircraft you can use to fly a near perfect ground track during a circle, or even for a VFR traffic pattern. You’ll find these tools even in newer Garmin G1000 and NXi equipped Cessna 172s, so they’re becoming quite common.

I released Part I as a video six months ago to Patreon supporters who support the Aviation News Talk podcast at the $20month level, and now I’m making it available to everyone. I created it by adding graphics and slides to illustrate the podcast audio from episode #199.

00:00 Introduction
02:10 Circling Approach Background and definition
04:11 Circling is 25X more dangerous than and ILS or LPV
05:58 Alternatives to Circling approaches
07:30 Why circling approaches are so dangerous
14:35 Circling Categories, A, B, etc and Protected Areas
17:32 Circling Approach Radius AIM
18:29 Common errors made on a Circling Approach
21:28 Visual Illusion: Why Pilots Fly a Downwind too Close to the Runway
25:25 Ways to increase safety on circling approaches

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