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Old 27th Jun 2010, 08:42
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On eyre
 
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I did not mean to suggest a continuous climbing turn on takeoff but rather was wondering about the turn(s) from a base position.
I take the point about visibility issues with some high wing aircraft and a similar problem exists with the visibility from some low wing aircraft on base leg.
It appears to me that it is easier to maintain and regulate a constant descending profile with a curved approach than the right angled turns we now generally carry out.
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