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Subject: 360/Overhead Approach
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From: "Halle, John" <JJHALLE@stoel.com>

Here's my drill for a Legacy:

Enter at least a 1 mile initial.  If I am at an unconrolled field, I =
call at least one minute before and when at 1 mile on initial.  It is my =
responsibility to fit into the pattern so I don't expect anyone else to =
have to do anything based on what I am doing.  If that won't work, I =
break off the approach and enter conventionally.  If there is another =
a/c in the pattern I will announce whether I will break and land in =
front of him or enter downwind behind him.  At a tower field, the tower =
may give you the altitude for initial (which may be higher than pattern =
altitude) and will tell you to break right or left and where to do it.

Absent traffic conflicts or contrary instructions, I come in faster than =
cruise and break left at the numbers.  Power back, not all the way to =
idle but fairly close, speed brakes out and 60 degrees of bank.  Ten =
degrees of flaps at 170 kts.  Brakes in at some point depending on =
progress.  Gear down at gear speed and flaps full down.  Aggressive back =
trim during all of this process, which usually gets done just past the =
180.  At that point, I reduce power to idle and adjust the turn to land =
without touching the power.  Works well if I don't mess it up.  If I =
have to break past the numbers, there will be a mini-downwind leg and =
there is more time to get set up for landing.  It may also be necessary =
to carry power for a while.