aterpster - TERPS is not 'deadly wrong'- it is unnecessarily
tight. I have circled several times (Cat C and used the full 1.7nm!) At 30 deg of bank the 737 needs just over 1nm to turn base, so unless there is a howling x-wind it is 'do-able', but does require excessive care/skill..
I'm not sure why TERPS fixed the area as it did - I suspect the number of places where a larger area would have seriously 'upped' the minima would be insignificant - maybe the TERPS office was full of 'macho' 411A aces at the time, all revelling in the hot kitchen?
If you check my post #274 you will see that I believe they are 'reviewing' the area - and yes, I believe PansOps IS wasting the 'airspace'.