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circle-to-land maneuver
- Sinônimos - Inglês
- circle-to-land
- 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:
- Contexto
- FINAL APPROACH-IFR − The flight path of an aircraft which is inbound to an airport on a final instrument approach course, beginning at the final approach fix or point and extending to the airport or the point where a circle-to-land maneuver or a missed approach is executed.
- Related Term
- circling approach
- Français
- manoeuvre à vue libre