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Danger lurks in circling approaches

Air Facts

Particular attention to true airspeed vs. turn radius. At what AGL altitude will the aircraft be in a stable/configured condition? (No FAA parameters are no lower than 500’ AGL for stabilized criteria What specific runway lighting do we expect to see? The rule of thumb is VSI = ½ groundspeed times 10.