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Danger lurks in circling approaches

Air Facts

What specific indicated airspeed will be flown/adhered to during the circling maneuver? 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. A well briefed “transfer of aircraft controls” is paramount.