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At 03:00 AM 1/25/2006, you wrote:
Lets not confuse what George Shattuck does as a flyby. He is doing an
overhead approach. Overhead approaches are a standard approach as are
missed approaches.
Just where in the FAR/AIM is the "Overhead approach" defined? And where and in what civil rating is it taught? I know it did not appear in the PTS for the private rating in 2000. I ask in all seriousness because I'd like to know how it's done so I'll know what to expect the next time I hear the call. Unfortunately there appears to be quite a range of techniques offered amongst the pilots of the Lancair list, with entry anywhere from 100' AGL to pattern altitude, and at almost any speed. Where, for safety's sake, does the FAA define this "standard approach"?
When I do an overhead approach, I descend to 1,000 ft AGL, on the
turn, I climb to 1,500 ft AGL. 1,500 ft is my standard pattern entry.
This also helps me avoid, if I did not see it, any slow moving
traffic in the pattern at 1,000 ft.
Does this mean you descend into the pattern on downwind?
Guy Buchanan
K-IV 1200 / 582 / 99.9% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.
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