Originally Posted by
EXDAC
Several references to US "slam dunk visual" but base for this approach was about 5 NM from threshold. The FAF for RNAV 23 is 4.8 NM out.
The N605TR accident report documents Bombardier’s approved circle-to-land procedure: 1.5 nm lateral from runway on downwind, 15-30 seconds past threshold (~1 nm) before beginning continuous base-to final turn. N823KD’s flight path was well outside the dimensions for a circle-to-land approach; i.e., 4 nm lateral from runway, 5 nm from threshold rolling out onto final. Bit of a stretch to characterize that as slam dunk.
I occasionally see 121 jets turning inside the FAF for visual approaches at my local airport. Don’t think they’re slam dunking.