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On Tue, 22 Aug 2000 09:49:33 +0100, "Nigel Gray"
wrote:

>Oh yes, 4nm. If I had a buck for each time the locals at Winter Havens
>Gilbert blast the Brits for doing big circuits, I would buy myself a
>Gulfstream V! Winter Haven has a flying school for Brits on site- they can
>account for 50% of the traffic sometimes.
>
>Mind you, these guys fly *really* tight circuits- like turning crosswind
>almost as soon as they leave the ground, with 0.5 to 1nm spacing between the
>downwind and the runway. I suppose they begin their descent as soon as they
>reach circuit height.
>
>What do the FARs have to say about pattern dimensions for light a/c?
>

I was taught that the downwind and base legs are flown about .5 miles
from the runway ... the reason being that runway can be made (given
pilot ability) in the event of an emergency.

A quick scan of the FARs gave me no hits on traffic pattern size, and
the only reference in the Airmens Information Manual is to "turn base
at least 1/4 mile past the runway threshold".

Dennis (4B8)
PP-ASEL (IR student)

"I know just enough to know that I dont know enough"

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