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Old 13th January 2008 | 10:17
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Circling to land + G/A

Just assume we are flying and ILS APP for RW25 and then circling to land for RW07. When we are in final for RW07, we decide to make a go around for any reason. In this case, would you perform the published missed approach procedure for ILS RW25 or any other published G/A procedure for any other app. for RW07 (VOR, NDB...)?

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Old 13th January 2008 | 10:23
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DC-8, you should fly the published missed approach for the Instrument Procedure you are flying. Therfore fly the missed approach for ILS 25 in your case. This can involve 'unusual' turns, however the missed approach procedure for 07 could be 'climb straight ahead' With other traffic coming down the ILS 25, that could prove interesting!
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Old 13th January 2008 | 10:26
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Definetly for the rwy you have flown the instrument appeoach e.g. rwy 25.

Nevertheless you can ask the tower to fly another visual pattern, if weather permits.
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Old 13th January 2008 | 10:35
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Assume that you were being followed by another aircraft say 15 minutes behind you. when you make your missed approach from 07 that other aircraft is at maybe 8 miles on the ils for 25.

Now you can see why you need to make a u turn, visually manuevering on the same side of the airport as your cirle to land (usually) and follow the 25 missed approach..
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Old 13th January 2008 | 11:04
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In a lot of cases there won't be a missed approach procedure for the other runway because there is no instrument approach, it's normally the reason you are circling in the first place.
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Old 13th January 2008 | 11:22
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OK. Thank you very much for your replies!
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Old 13th January 2008 | 11:50
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A lot of theory !

No one above has said anything that is wrong but the GA for the runway that you have made the approach to might well not be appropriate.

I can think of a few airfields that use CTL because you cant make a direct approach to the runway using "normal" practice, with these airfields a normal GA during the CTL will put you into high ground.
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Most procedures that use circle to land have a missed for that as well ie climb to certain altitude with immdetiate to safe side of runway .
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A and C, can you elaborate? What airfields? And sorry, what do you mean by "CTL"? Hawk
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Old 13th January 2008 | 12:19
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CTL = Circle to Land me thinks
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Old 13th January 2008 | 12:20
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PANS-OPS Vol 1 S4 Ch 7 is quite specific:

7.4 MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE WHILE CIRCLING
7.4.1 If visual reference is lost while circling to land from an instrument approach, the missed approach specified for that particular procedure must be followed. The pilot will make an initial climbing turn toward the landing runway and overhead the aerodrome. At this point, the pilot will establish the aircraft climbing on the missed approach track.
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Old 13th January 2008 | 12:46
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This thread was painfully covered about four months ago, do a search.
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Old 13th January 2008 | 15:41
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Thanx Tight slot you are of course quite right about the CTL, the airfields that spring to mind first are LPMA and LFLB.
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Old 13th January 2008 | 16:06
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Aand C , A rather unsubtle attempt to highlight your worshipful cat c status eh?
To compare proceedure /trg specific cat 3 airports to the overwhelming majority of airports that the rule applies is a disingenious way to highlight your superior special circling skills.So in this case you are wrong. the airfields you mention are exceptions to the rule. Now wind your neck in and get back to having your bollocks felt at security.
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Old 13th January 2008 | 16:22
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Me....... I'm just an umble flight engineer trying to point out that it is always worth reading the small print. As for security no MOR's this month.........Yet!

Any way are you looking forward to your bright future?
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Old 13th January 2008 | 17:46
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the airfields that spring to mind first are LPMA and LFLB
I think the PANS-OPS procedure still works fine. Just remember to turn towards the landing runway.

At Chambery ILS 18 circling for 36, you can make a right turn from downwind to establish on the ILS 18 missed approach, which happens to be on a track of 357. At Funchal on VOR 23 circling for 05, a right turn from downwind to establish on the missed track of 139 should also work.
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Old 13th January 2008 | 18:27
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I'm not sure that turning toward the runway from downwind at LPMA is such a good idea, with the runway being so near the high ground.
From down wind I think that a turn out to sea away from the high ground direct towards FUSIL is the safest way to go, once the turn towards the runway has started you are commited to that action and this should only be done if you are 100% sure that you can stay visual. If at that stage a GA is required then you must contunue the turn to pick up the track towards FUSIL but I would want to stay in visual contact with the island untill I was heading out to sea.

At Chambery the turn towards the runway is undoubtedly the thing to do and then follow the 18 backcourse. but this is not altogether following the 18missed aproach as you are only following the second half of it but may be this is splitting hairs.
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Old 13th January 2008 | 21:55
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I think you are splitting hairs. At FNC and CMF you ARE following the missed approach for the runway that you did the approach to. As you point out, it's just using common sense for the first bit to establish safely on that missed approach. Done both.

The rule is as already stated by many; follow the missed approach for the instrument approach you flew. Oh, but let's add the little caveat that DON'T compromise the safety of the aircraft whilst establishing yourself back on that procedure.

What works best is to fully brief the G/A actions at various stages of the circling manoeuvre to ensure, as ever, that you are both singing from the same song sheet before you get there.

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Edited to add, what are your thoughts about ILS 18 at Chambery in the dark and followed by a G/A? Interesting when they have another aircraft following you down the ILS eh?
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Old 14th January 2008 | 07:06
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I have no doubt ATC are prepared for that and have a 'cunning plan'. Similar situation at INN where I understand approaches are sequenced to allow one g/a back up the ILS. Personally I try to avoid CMF especially at night (Not having a lot of success......)
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Old 14th January 2008 | 07:24
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ATC at Chambery will only put one aircraft on the ILS at a time for this very reason, they also like the CTL as once the aircraft on approach is downwind for 36 they can get an aircraft departed, this slightly increases the flow rate.

Night is going to be interesting!
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