The article promotes the "circular pattern" approach to landing, a method long used by the U.S. Navy and now being studied for wider general aviation implementation. This continuous turn approach aims ...

Multiple pilots express strong opposition to adopting "circular patterns" for general aviation, citing numerous safety and practical concerns. Key concerns include reduced visibility of the runway and ...

They look a little like crop circles and a little like artistic earthworks. Around the world, they have many names: in the Namib Desert of Africa, they’re called “fairy circles;” in Brazil they’re ...