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Old 28th April 2006 | 07:27
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bookworm
 
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A couple of interesting things from the Romanian plate. The approaches are described as VOR/DME (next line) Circling rather than Jepp's "Circling VOR/DME". It also notes on the plate that the straight-in procedure has been withdrawn.

Some conventional IAPs don't satisfy the criteria for having straight-in minima. This is usually because of descent gradient or alignment of final approach track (neither of which appear relevant here). Thus only circling minima are published, in accordance with the obstacle clearance requirements for Visual Manoeuvring (Circling), even though, in many or most operational situations, aircraft will not need to manoeuvre on the approach.

Perhaps one of our IAP experts could suggest why straight-in minima can't be published for this one?
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