3.23.CIRCLING APPROACH

For a circling approach the flight crew should prepare the flight plan as follows: Primary flight plan: introduce the instrument approach.

Secondary flight plan: – copy the ACTIVE F-PLN; – Revise the Landing runway. The aircraft should circle in CONF 3 at F speed, LG down.

WHEN CLEARED FOR APPROACH:

TRK/FPA display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SELECT PF Upon reaching MINIMUM (MDA for circling):

FPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUSH PF

Push V/S/FPA knob to level off at MDA+10% of vertical speed. Search visual references.

• If the flight crew finds no visual reference:

AT MAP: GO AROUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INITIATE PF

• If flight crew finds sufficient visual references and is within circling area:

TRK for DOWNWIND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SELECT PF

“ACTIVATE SECONDARY”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ORDER PF SEC F-PLN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ACTIVATE PNF At abeam of RW threshold CHRONO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . START PNF

Fly from RW threshold for 3s for each 100ft above RW elevation ±1s for 1kt of tailwind.

CAUTION : The PF must maintain visual contact with gound during the circling and

aircraft must remain within the circling area during approach.

BEFORE TURNING FINAL

AUTOPILOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DISENGAGE PF “FDs OFF” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANNOUNCE PF FD on own side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OFF PF FD on own side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OFF PNF Final descend from MDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INITIATE PF “SET RW TRACK”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ORDER PF RW TRACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SET PNF FLAPS FULL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ORDER PF FLAPS FULL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SELECT PNF

Descend below MDA may ONLY be started in turn toward RW threshold if RW visual aids are in sight.

In case of loss of visual contact with ground, climb toward the RW and proceed for MISSED APPROACH as defined for the instrument approach.

The missed approach must be flown with raw data, since no longer ACTIVE PLN is valid.

LANDING CHECKLIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMPLETE BOTH

LOW VISIBILITY CIRCLING APPROACH

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