Winds thrashed the San Francisco Bay area with gusts up to 75mph. SFO ATC were forced to open the rarest approach: ILS28R Circle to 1R Visual.
It's a highly uncommon, completely manual, hand-flown approach as pilots must make a last minute 90 degree turn to line up with the runway. This is due to terrain directly in front of the runway, which doesn't allow for straight approach. There is no VASI, PAPI and a few pilots I spoke to who made this approach said their FMC had nothing to input to guide the approach.
For aviation fans, this reminds us of the legendary Kai-Tak airport, which featured the "checkerboard" approach. However, even that odd approach had guidance to help pilots.
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Winds thrashed the San Francisco Bay area with gusts up to 75mph. SFO ATC were forced to open the rarest approach: ILS28R Circle to 1R Visual.
It's a highly uncommon, completely manual, hand-flown approach as pilots must make a last minute 90 degree turn to line up with the runway. This is due to terrain directly in front of the runway, which doesn't allow for straight approach. There is no VASI, PAPI and a few pilots I spoke to who made this approach said their FMC had nothing to input to guide the approach.
For aviation fans, this reminds us of the legendary Kai-Tak airport, which featured the "checkerboard" approach. However, even that odd approach had guidance to help pilots.
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