airman1, yes, 1500' is in the company SOPS.
And as the regs state 1500' as the recommended height for turboprops, there are no issues there either.
Plus, I feel better about being at 1500' than 1000' anyway, although as you say the aircraft can handle it easily.
CW, didn't take long...
Don't want to go down this road and bore everyone again, but since you ask, is there anywhere that demands you start your descent from 1500' by a certain point in the circuit?
The situation I described in my previous post was a "normal" circuit for me.
This can always be modified to suit conditions, etc.
If I was 3 miles out with a 35kt headwind component down the runway at minimum speed due to C150 or whatever I'd probably still be at 1500'!
PC12 could easily get down from there.
In any case, that's not a situation that just occurs out of the blue.
You should know about the C150 and it's relative position in the circuit a long time before you got to that point, and I would say if you found yourself running up its bum 3 miles out at min speed you have already made a mess of it, and should have another go!
