Short finals?
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Short finals...
No shouting!
You could try here:
http://www.pprune.org/questions/3382...efinition.html
For me, short final would be if I didn't have a landing clearance and was below 500ft - 300ft depending on circumstances.
DW.
You could try here:
http://www.pprune.org/questions/3382...efinition.html
For me, short final would be if I didn't have a landing clearance and was below 500ft - 300ft depending on circumstances.
DW.
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I'm also a railwayman !
My instructor always used to say that there is no such thing as 'short finals' and that it's FINAL, no 's' !
But I do hear both quite a lot, so who's right ?
I'm sort of trying to keep a lid on the railwayman bit at the moment, coz the jobs up the wall !!
My instructor always used to say that there is no such thing as 'short finals' and that it's FINAL, no 's' !
But I do hear both quite a lot, so who's right ?
I'm sort of trying to keep a lid on the railwayman bit at the moment, coz the jobs up the wall !!
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during training i was told final was 4-8 miles
Short final was anything inside 4nm or 1000ft
If trying to get a landing clearance i always report 1nm, it tends to get a response!
Short final was anything inside 4nm or 1000ft
If trying to get a landing clearance i always report 1nm, it tends to get a response!
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So, final(s) as in final decision to land - yes?
"short final" is a subjective term to mean 'last bit of finals'
"long final" used to indicate to ATC/other traffic that you are approaching the airfield from a distance and planning on a straight in approach. In the UK (CAP413) this is 4nm to 8nm.
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www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP413.PDF
1.8 Aerodrome Traffic Circuit
1.8.1 Designated Positions in the Traffic Circuit
1.8 Aerodrome Traffic Circuit
1.8.1 Designated Positions in the Traffic Circuit