Originally Posted by
vilas
Circling approach is when you fly a circuit to reposition. When the approach is defined as circling you cannot reposition to land straight in because you may have the landing RW in opposite direction.
May be, but may be not. This is not de facto. You don't have to
circle in every case if there are circling minimums. This is what I am trying to say, look the approach below, last page 33, circling NDB procedure.
http://www.aeolus.gr/pdfs/LGTS_JEP.pdf
You don't have to
circle, you go straight in, even if minimums are circling minimums (categorized as circling) due to obstacles and navaid. This is what I try to explain. There are a thousand approaches of them
Circling minimums do not mandate a circling approach.