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sundog · January 9th, 2008, 18:58

I may be wrong, but it seems to me that the original poster is unclear as to the purpose of any "circle to land" clearance.

"circle to land" is used when conditions favor landing on a runway that is different than the one to which you are performing an instrument approach. there are many possible reasons for this: equipment failure, winds, runway grade, etc.

In this case it appears that only 15 has an approach, and if, for example, the winds were strong and from the north then 33 would be the best choice.

"circle to land" shouldn't actually be a circle, but as close to a normal traffic pattern as you can perform given the weather conditions, while not loosing sight of the runway.

January 9th, 2008, 18:58	#15
sundog Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: KBFI Posts: 18	Re: More GPS Approach and KASE Approach I may be wrong, but it seems to me that the original poster is unclear as to the purpose of any "circle to land" clearance. "circle to land" is used when conditions favor landing on a runway that is different than the one to which you are performing an instrument approach. there are many possible reasons for this: equipment failure, winds, runway grade, etc. In this case it appears that only 15 has an approach, and if, for example, the winds were strong and from the north then 33 would be the best choice. "circle to land" shouldn't actually be a circle, but as close to a normal traffic pattern as you can perform given the weather conditions, while not loosing sight of the runway.