Non-towered Aerodrome

Circuit Procedures
Recommended Circuit Join

Aerodrome Traffic Circuit

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sw
Cros
I ni
tia
l le
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Joining circuit on
a downwind leg
Non
e sid

Dow
n

win

d le
g

e sid

Downwind leg

Activ

Activ

Crosswind leg

Final leg

500 ft circuit

Joining circuit
at crosswind

1000 ft circuit

Ba
se
leg

1500 ft circuit

Descend to
circuit height

Joining at 45

Overfly not below

2000 ft when conducting
recommended circuit join

Arriving at not
less than 500ft
above circuit
height

Arriving at not less

than 500ft above
circuit height
Final

Base leg

Standard traffic circuit

Active side

Joining for straight

in approach not
less than 3nm

Joining circuit
on a base leg

1500ft High performanceabove 150kt

1000ft Medium performance
500ft Low performancemax 55kt

Non-active side

Recommended circuit join

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