atc4ever - so you are from LIG?
we did the Locator approach onto RWY 03 for the first time in ages - great fun got a really nice view of the city - looks a lovely place. we were cleared by the approach controller (who i'm assuming is not based in LIG) for the Locator approach and with visual contact with the ground we self positioned onto the LOC. we then got handed over to tower and landed. on the ground we were told to inform ATC before we descended beyond this point on the approach, even though the approach controller had cleared us for the approach - i think there may have been a lack of communication somewhere..
company SOPs state that we can take up to a 10kt tailwind on an approach, and when approaching from the north it is more expeditious (having checked landing performance etc) to take the ILS 21 into LIG, save cirlcing with the geardown and burning an extra 500kgs of fuel. To state that RYR pilots are scared of a circle or even Locator approach is somewhat naive.. we fly to some of the most challenging destinations in europe- often with only an ILS onto one runway - non-precision approaches are just part of the job with Ryanair.
what specifically would you like to know about the RYR operation?