The weather has been fantastic lately, and that brings on the opportunity of visual approaches. Â This is an approach that is done with visual reference to the ground, keeping the runway and traffic in the vicinity, in sight. Â I did my first one in Liverpool yesterday. Â We flew downwind of RW27 and then turned onto a base leg and finally over the Runcorn Bridge for final. Â Visuals are much more fun and save a bit of time, as we don’t have to go for a longer final that ATC may give you on an ILS.
My roster this month is quite busy, with only one standby. Â This week I’ll be flying to Poznan (Poland), Malaga (Spain), Palma and Bergamo (Italy), Dublin & Cork. Â I’m flying to Poland later on today – and I just read in the news that they will be holding their first polls since the air crash that killed the President Lech Kaczynski and other officials.