Rick Macklem
July 9th 03, 08:09 PM
Guy Middleton ) wrote:
: In article >,
: David Megginson > wrote:
: > 2. Do not decelerate or start your descent below circuit altitude in
: > the downwind; in Canada, you have to wait until you've begun the
: > turn to crosswind, which sometimes makes for a slightly wider
: > circuit.
: One instructor liked to slow down on the downwind; another likes to slow down
: when turning to base. I had assumed it was merely personal preference by the
: instructors.
The procedures in the AIP do not permit climbs or descents on downwind, but
I don't see anything about speed changes mentioned. (The only limitation I
know of is a CAR that states you are to slow below 200KIAS when within 10mi
of an aerodrome. There's an exception for aircraft that have a minimum safe
handling speed of over 200KIAS, as if that affects us:-)
Sounds like a good page, rick
: In article >,
: David Megginson > wrote:
: > 2. Do not decelerate or start your descent below circuit altitude in
: > the downwind; in Canada, you have to wait until you've begun the
: > turn to crosswind, which sometimes makes for a slightly wider
: > circuit.
: One instructor liked to slow down on the downwind; another likes to slow down
: when turning to base. I had assumed it was merely personal preference by the
: instructors.
The procedures in the AIP do not permit climbs or descents on downwind, but
I don't see anything about speed changes mentioned. (The only limitation I
know of is a CAR that states you are to slow below 200KIAS when within 10mi
of an aerodrome. There's an exception for aircraft that have a minimum safe
handling speed of over 200KIAS, as if that affects us:-)
Sounds like a good page, rick