Straight-in versus Visual Approach (IFR Flight Plan)
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I suppose that on paper ATC were still responsible for providing terrain separation but they sort of delegated that responsibility to me in the name of expeditiousness... just guessing though.
I don't really know how it works.
Regards the straight in approach and stabilised approach criteria. The straight in approach is a direct entry to the base turn from within 30 degrees either side of the outbound track when flying a procedure. When flying a visual approach I guess most ops manuals will stipulate you being at the very least, visual with the landing runway and also to abide by there stabilised approach criteria, i.e on the glide, right speed/ config etc. Look at what your company lays out for a circling maneuver, eg loss of visual requires a go around towards the landing runway, why would you want to continue with a visual approach without visual contact? Surely against company rules and foolhardy to boot.
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Well, there certainly is noise monitoring in Hong Kong SAR, which I believe is still in China.
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In CHN their is no noise monitoring!
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As i can recall:
for Straight in approach: You shot the approach without doing a reversal procedure. If you have an aircraft with FMC you can go straight to FAF.
Straight in landing: is a term used when the final approach course is withing 30 degrees of the runway ( as most of the FAC are).
Visual approach: Is a visual manouver where you MUST have the airport or the preceding aircraft in sight at all time. You are responsibel for maintain clearence to terrain.
for Straight in approach: You shot the approach without doing a reversal procedure. If you have an aircraft with FMC you can go straight to FAF.
Straight in landing: is a term used when the final approach course is withing 30 degrees of the runway ( as most of the FAC are).
Visual approach: Is a visual manouver where you MUST have the airport or the preceding aircraft in sight at all time. You are responsibel for maintain clearence to terrain.
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We use a straight-in approach fairly frequently in the military. However, for us the procedure is only flown once already visual with the airfield and joining. Our norm join is through Initials (runway track but displaced on the deadside), and then turn turnwind into the visual circuit. If offered or electing to go for a straight-in we would position the aircraft visually to arrive on short finals and dispense with the circuit (saves time etc). This may effectively mean joining left or right base but we tend to only call 'straight-in'.
