IFR circling minimums are based on aircraft speed grouping,
A-E, the radius of turn sets the area that must be surveyed
and protected and the highest obstacles in the sector
determine the MDA. If you're at MDA with IMC you can't see
and avoid obstacles, but there should be no VFR traffic
either.

IFR circling requires that you keep the runway in sight,
other than during turns or an occasional cloud. Exactly how
you circle is totally up to the PIC, you can think of a
teardrop or a full pattern, what ever keeps you at the MDA
and gets you to the runway.

If you're practicing in VMC, then you should break off the
approach and join a normal pattern. It is also a good idea
to be as well lighted as possible and use any available ATC
resource. This applies to any airport, not just the KRBG
airport.



--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in
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| "Al" wrote in message
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| At our home field, KRBG, Roseburg, Oregon, we use left
traffic for both
| ends of our RWY 34-16. The approach procedures cite
"Circling east of the
| rwy 34-16 centerline not authorized". What do I do when
I break out, and
| have to "circle west of the centerline for RWY 16",
while VFR traffic is
| flying the normal left traffic(east of centerline) for
RWY16?
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| See and avoid them.
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