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alpergokgoz
2nd Jan 2012, 07:22
anyone to help me official info about side step ? ;)
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
2nd Jan 2012, 09:02
What's that? Some kind of dance?
Farrell
2nd Jan 2012, 09:49
A dance?
Like the "Heathrow Shimmy"? :)
Andy Mayes
2nd Jan 2012, 11:05
The original post isn't very clear but possibly he means discontinuing the aproach to a runway and manoeuvring to another (parallel) runway? I've heard it called, visual switch, visual change, side swap and the one I prefer 'the other one':E, I've not seen any official definition apart from similar 'visual manoeuvring'!
At 1:54 in the famous BA038 777 accident video (is this Gonzo?) ATC refer to it as a 'visual switch' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJNVVlBPi8M.
poldek77
2nd Jan 2012, 21:53
Maybe it's not much but you may start with - the definition from Jeppesen RM, Introduction page 20:
SIDESTEP MANEUVER — A visual maneuver accomplished by a pilot at the completion of an instrument approach to permit a straight-in landing on a parallel runway not more than 1200 ft to either side of the runway to which the instrument approach was conducted.
alpergokgoz
3rd Jan 2012, 07:17
thank you very much for your reply