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circling approach
- Sinônimos
- circle-to-land maneuver
- Definição1
- A maneuver initiated by the pilot to align the aircraft with a runway for landing when a straight-in landing from an instrument approach is not possible or is not desirable. At tower controlled airports, this maneuver is made only after ATC authorization has been obtained and the pilot has established required visual reference to the airport.
- Fonte1
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Pilot/controller glossary (P/CG). 2014. Disponível em: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/pcg/index.htm. Acesso em: 10 jun. 2014.
- Fonte2
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. International civil aviation vocabulary. 3rd ed. Montreal, 2007. (Doc. 9713).
- Nota adicional1
- An obstacle clearance height for a circling approach is referenced to the aerodrome elevation.
- Nota adicional2
- Information regarding this term is a result of researches developed by DECEA in cooperation with ANAC.
- Subárea
- Piloting
- Spanish
- aproximación en circuito