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Danger lurks in circling approaches

Air Facts

Particular attention to true airspeed vs. turn radius. What specific indicated airspeed will be flown/adhered to during the circling maneuver? The rule of thumb is VSI = ½ groundspeed times 10. Specific discussion to neighboring terrain features such as buildings, towers, hills, trees.