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The phase of flight in which an aircraft is lining up with the runway and preparing to land.

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Do any airports have a steeper standard approach than London City?

Watching the CS100 certification of the 5.5deg steep approach into London City, I wondered if there were any airports with steeper standard approaches. By standard I mean published. I have seen very steep non-standard approaches, but this is not…
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On a "Visual Approach", do I execute a "missed approach" or do I go around?

Let's say the weather is a little above VFR minimums (let's say it is 1700ft and 3SM). The approach controller vectors me on to the final, and then clears me for a visual approach. For some reason (such as bad crosswinds), I feel like aborting my…
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When/where must a flight go missed on the JFK VOR/GPS 13 L/R approach?

I'm looking at "exciting" approach plates, and I always come back to JFK VOR/GPS 13L/R. I think I have come to understand most of the elements of this unusual approach, and enjoy seeing flights make that "dramatic" right turn just before landing,…
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Why is the JAC VOR an Initial Approach Fix for the KJAC VORDME Rwy 19 Approach?

See the attached KJAC VOR/DME Rwy 19 approach. QUESTION: Why is the JAC VOR an IAF for this approach? There isn't a procedure turn to use this VOR as a functional IAF, and the twin peaks (13,770' & 12,695' plus 7,139') should be enough to disuade…
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What is timed approach?

I have tried to find what timed approach is, but I cannot find any reference to it. Could you let me know what it is and when it is used?
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How do we get Required RVR or Actual RVR for an instrument approach?

When executing an instrument approach, when the pilot should start reference the RVR reported. Also, How do we get the required RVR for the current approach in execution and actual RVR. I think actual RVR can be part of METAR data. But I am not sure…
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Why do some aircraft approach the runway with a long detour and others with a short one?

I am currently analyzing flight data. For some flights landing at Frankfurt Airport. As you can see in the graphic, some of the planes fly out about 100km to then fly again towards the runway. Some only fly out for a short distance. How can you…
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How far away from the airport is the descent for approach and landing initiated?

I am wondering if there is a rule-of-thumb formula for the speed, altitude and the distance from the airport that the descent for approach to land is initiated? I see airlines do it about 25 to 30 minutes before landing. When, say a King Air, TBM,…
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Unstable Approach

What is considered to be an "unstable approach"? Which are the exact parameters against which an approach is being judged, in order to be considered "stable" or "unstable"?
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What are the dimensions of an approach plate plan view in nautical miles?

I am writing some software to work with approach plates on a website, but I cannot find the scale of the plan view. I am trying to convert the position of a plane in latitude and longitude onto the approach plate and keep it to scale. If I knew how…
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How does one tell whether a corkscrew approach is stabilized or not?

A corkscrew approach is an unusual type of approach used in places like BGW/ORBI to minimise an aircraft's exposure to antiaircraft fire on the way down; it involves staying at cruise altitude until one is directly over the airport, then descending…
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Is preplanning approach management best practice and why didn't pilots seem to do it 50 years ago?

There are lots of recreation of flights where the pilots seem to look at the approach chart and all approach considerations just before they begin their approach for the destination airport. This seems to just asking to make serious mistakes. Is it…
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Instrument approach DME VS instrument approch ILS DME

what is the diffrence of Instrument Approach DME and Instrument Approach ILS DME? Is it same as LOC DME APCH and ILS DME APCH?
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Approach speed Exceedance

What are the possible effects when an aircraft exceeds its approach speed limitations? i.e. unstable approach? Go around? Runway overrun I know a lot of factors come into play, however, I wish to determine the worst possible scenario
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