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Safety
Circling Approach: Is It Your Best Option?
NTSB cautions on inherent risks to circling approaches
The pilots flying a Learjet 35A (similar to this one) to Teterboro on a gusty day didn’t properly brief nor fly the circle-to-land approach and crashed turning toward Runway 1, according to the NTSB. (Photo: AIN)
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Stuart “Kipp” Lau
• Contributor - Safety
September 5, 2023
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