Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane Category › VI. Instrument Procedures › Task D. Non-precision Approaches

AA.VI.D.S13

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Execute the missed approach procedure if the required visual references are not distinctly visible and identifiable at the appropriate point or altitude for the approach profile; or execute a normal landing from a straight-in or circling approach.

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Instrument Flying Handbook p. 10-20
Chapter 10: IFR Flight › Approach to an Airport With an Operating Tower, With an Approach Control › Circling Approaches
maneuvering safer and brings the view of the landing runway into a more normal perspective. Figure 10-12. Circling approach area radii. Figure 10-13 shows patterns that can be used for circling approaches. Pattern ... becomes visible too late to fly pattern A, circle as shown in B. Fly pattern C if it is desirable to land opposite the direction of the final approach, and the runway is sighted in time…
Instrument Procedures Handbook p. 4-8
Chapter 4: Approaches › Aircraft Approach Categories
some airplanes are examples of situations that can necessitate the use of higher approach category minima. Circling approaches are one of the most challenging flight maneuvers conducted in the NAS, especially for pilots ... runway. Circling approaches conducted at faster-than-normal, straight-in approach speeds also require a pilot to consider the larger circling approach area, since published circling minimums provide obstacle clearance only within the appropriate…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 5-4-55
Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 4. Arrival Procedures › 5-4-19. Side-step Maneuver
distance shown in the table on page B2 of the U.S. TPP, dependent on aircraft approach category, and the altitude of the circling MDA, which accounts for true airspeed increase with altitude. The approaches using expanded ... makes a straight-in approach, side-steps, or circles. Once below the MDA the pilot must see and avoid obstacles. Executing the missed approach after starting to maneuver usually places the aircraft beyond…
Instrument Procedures Handbook p. 3-22
Chapter 3: Arrivals › Approach Clearance
circling approach clearance, such as “…cleared for VOR Runway 17 approach, circle to land Runway 23.” Approaches whose final approach segment is more than 30 degrees different from the landing runway alignment ... always designated as circling approaches. Unless a specific landing runway is specified in the approach clearance, the pilot may land on any runway. Pilots landing at non-towered airports are reminded of the importance of making…
Instrument Procedures Handbook p. 4-11
Chapter 4: Approaches › Circling-Only Procedures
required obstacle clearance (ROC) evaluation. This convention also eliminates any confusion with approach procedures labeled A and B, where only circling minimums are published. The designation of two area navigation (RNAV) procedures to the same runway ... including ILS, VHF omnidirectional range (VOR), and non-directional beacon (NDB) can be coded into a database. Circling-Only Procedures Approaches that do not have straight-in landing minimums are identified by the type of approach…
14 CFR Part 121 — Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations Open
14 CFR Part 121, Appendix E to Part 121—Flight Training Requirements
That portion of the circling approach to the authorized minimum altitude for the procedure being used must be made under simulated instrument conditions | I, T, U, C (2) The circling approach must be made ... should not exceed 30° | I, T, U, C Training in the circling approach maneuver is not required if the certificate holder's manual prohibits a circling approach in weather conditions below 1000-3 (ceiling and visibility…