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Old December 1st, 2005, 18:20   #5
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Originally Posted by ian
but, i have been on a few comercial flights where we have done the downwind, base, and short final
I guess that would happen if you fly into an uncontrolled airport, like SkyWest's flight to St. George, UT. However, I've never seen there Brasilia do anything but a straight in.

Usually Center/Approach takes care of lining up the big birds for a straight in landing. In LAX, you can see the line of airplanes for over 50 miles away. At night, it looks like all the planets are lit up and aligned.
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