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circling approach
- Sinônimos - Inglês
- 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).
- Fonte3
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Annex 3 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation: parts I and II. 19th ed. Montreal, 2016.
- 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.
- Nota Adicional3
- 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.
- Contexto
- Wind shear warnings shall give concise information on the observed or expected existence of wind shear which could adversely affect aircraft on the approach path or take-off path or during circling approach between runway level and 500m (1 600 ft) above that level and aircraft on the runway during the landing roll or take-off run.
- Subárea
- Piloting
- Related Term
- circle-to-land maneuver
- Broader Term
- approach
- Français
- approche indirecte