approach pattern

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approach pattern

The airplane follows the approach pattern before landing.

Definition

Noun: The prescribed flight path that an aircraft follows when preparing to land at an airport. This is a standard, often rectangular, route that ensures safe and orderly sequencing of arriving aircraft.

Usage

The term "approach pattern" is used specifically in aviation to describe the regulated path for landing. It is a technical term.

Examples
  • Noun:
    • The pilot entered the airport's approach pattern at 3,000 feet.
    • Air traffic control instructed the plane to join the approach pattern behind the cargo jet.
    • Studying the approach pattern is a critical part of flight training.
Advanced Usage
  • "to enter the approach pattern": To begin flying the prescribed circuit for landing.
    • The small Cessna was cleared to enter the approach pattern.
  • "to fly a tight approach pattern": To follow the prescribed path very precisely, often making shorter, sharper turns.
    • The military pilot flew a tight approach pattern.
  • "downwind leg of the approach pattern": Refers to a specific segment of the rectangular pattern where the aircraft flies parallel to the runway but in the opposite direction of landing.
    • On the downwind leg of the approach pattern, the pilot performed the pre-landing checklist.
Variants and Related Words
  • Traffic pattern: A more common synonym for "approach pattern" in aviation terminology.
    • The tower reported heavy traffic in the pattern.
  • Circuit: Another synonym, commonly used in British and Commonwealth aviation contexts.
    • The student pilot practiced three touch-and-go landings per circuit.
  • Final approach: Refers specifically to the last, straight-in segment of the approach pattern leading directly to the runway.
    • The aircraft was on final approach when it encountered wind shear.
Synonyms
  • Landing pattern
  • Airport traffic pattern
Related Phrases
  • "In the pattern": A phrase meaning an aircraft is currently flying within the designated approach pattern.
    • There were four planes in the pattern, so we had to wait.
  • "Pattern altitude": The specified altitude at which aircraft fly the rectangular part of the approach pattern.
    • Maintain pattern altitude until turning onto the base leg.
approach pattern

The airplane follows the approach pattern before landing.

Noun
  1. the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
    • the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded
    • they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted

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