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Flying to Canada
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 |
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Rick Macklem wrote: 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:-) I looked in all my references, and they seem to agree. I can see arguments for doing it both ways. Delaying the speed change until the turn to base is a good idea -- keep your speed up for as long as possible. On the other hand, this takes coordination, because you're doing four things almost at once -- slowing down, turning, calling the tower, and applying flaps. Pretty tricky for us student pilots. :-) |
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