Boeing 757 Cockpit Circling Approach Runway 04 Ancona Italy

Boeing 757 Cockpit Circling Approach Runway 04 Ancona Italy
0:34 End of outbound procedural leg, descending to 2100' Platform Height.
1:20 Intercept heading for Localiser (LLZR).
1:50 LLZR Intercept.
2:45 Configuring for approach, gear down, flap 20.
3:03 Decending to 1200' - Circling approach minima, Runway 22 Circling 04. Wind is 020/19 Gusting 29, far too much of a tailwind component to land runway 22.
3:39 Levelling off 1200' pattern altitude.
3:55 45 degree heading change to intercept downwind leg for visual circuit.
5:05 Turning downwind.
5:24 Abeam landing threshold.
5:47 Descending turn to final.
6:14 Flap 25 (landing flap)
6:26 Autopilot disconnect
6:57 500' Radio altitude.
7:03 Glideslope Proximity Inhibit.
7:33 Crossing 04 threshold, wind 020/19 Gusting 29.

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• Ancona
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[MrArunammanath]

@CaptYanknBank

when they say 020/19 does that mean the wind direction is 20Degrees relative to the runway at 19kts? And if that was to give you a tailwind component at Runway 22, why didnt you use the opposite side of the runway to land so its more of a headwind.

I am just a little glider pilot haha and very curious, can someone explain it please?

Cheers

[CaptYanknBank]

@MrArunammanath If the tower stated wind is 020/19 then it is the direction it is from (magnetic). So for a runway 02 (also magnetic) the wind would be straight down the runway at 19 knots. If the runway is say 06 then you would have a crosswind of approx 12 knots and a headwind of approx 15 knots. If the runway was 11 then it is a straight crosswind. We always aim to land and take-off in to wind, the B757 maximum Take-off & Landing tailwind component is 15 knots.

[paranoma87]

Why did were you assigned the instrument approach? Could it have been possible to make a visual approach in these conditions or was it for ATC reasons that they had you perform the circling approach?

[CaptYanknBank]

@paranoma87 Hi, It's standard practise that we set up for a Cat 1 approach even in visual conditions. There is no Radar here in Ancona so no radar vectoring therefore we have to perform a procedural approach. In this case as the wind was a very strong tailwind, we made the standard ILS down to Circling minimum altitude and then circled around to land on the opposite runway to make a visual approach. The 'minimums' for a Circling approach are much higher than for an ILS approach.

[frequentairbusflyer8]

wow look at that scenery, good stuff!

[CaptYanknBank]

@frequentairbusflyer8 The scenery was great, it was such a windy day, the sea was very rough. For the departure that evening the wind was gusting over 40 knots, thankfully down the runway....!!!

[freddytitmus]

Great Vid Captain!! I look forward to these, Cheers!!!

[frequentairbusflyer8]

@CaptYanknBank

holy! that is damn windy!

[FlightSimLov3r]

Very nice approach!