Plane crash Aspen

[gunfyter]

I've seen a Lear and a citation circle

 

[Sparse]

I would guess if you were 91 and accepted a visual to 33 you would be legal. It might be foolish but I guess it would be legal.

 

[DA10]

So do those that circle to 33 make a right - hand pattern? I can't imagine a left downwind/base - it seems you would be snagging skiers off of the lift.

 

[Pervis]

When I lived in PHX I airlined to ASE on Sky West. I woke up to a radical dive through a broken layer to circle to 33. Oh what fun, and I would never do that in a jet.

 

[gunfyter]

I never saw the maneuver ... I just saw the landing rollout as i was inside the FBO.

It would be interesting to hear from the ATC guys how often it happens

Oh also talked to the crew once and told them we don't circle

 

[Sparse]

So do those that circle to 33 make a right - hand pattern? I can't imagine a left downwind/base - it seems you would be snagging skiers off of the lift.

I think I saw a dash do it
Once and if I recall it was a right downwind to 33.

 

[chqflyer]

When I lived in PHX I airlined to ASE on Sky West. I woke up to a radical dive through a broken layer to circle to 33. Oh what fun, and I would never do that in a jet.

Republic tried to operate 190's into ASE before the FAA said ******************** no!

 

[hammer2]

I think I saw a dash do it
Once and if I recall it was a right downwind to 33.

You're correct, it was right. I saw a Dash do it too.

 

[FRACTRASH]

I circled many times in the Bravo about 8 years ago. Right traffic and a non event. Looks intimidating, but you have more room then you would expect. I watched a BA146 circle a few time as well.

 

[LJ45]

I've landed on 33 also in a Lear 45. Not something for the faint of heart, new to type or with poor stick and rudder skills...etc

 

[gunfyter]

See told ya ... a Lear and a Citation

 

[Semore Butts]

Yeah, I've done it in the Lear 60 at ASE. (In 2001-2002)

Sure seemed safer then bucking a hefty tailwind. (Used to be fairly common I thought? I just figured the locals complained about the noise and they quit?)
(And yes, it was circle East for a right downwind)

Also, I have never encountered a fixed wing aircraft that had other than a 10 knot tail wind limit? (Uh-60 Blackhawk, different story!)

 

[SENECAII]

Never did it in the actual aircraft but I remember doing the circle to 33 in the ce680 initial and recurrent for the stick and rudder.May have been the instructors favorite demo or something.

 

[Sparse]

I circled many times in the Bravo about 8 years ago. Right traffic and a non event. Looks intimidating, but you have more room then you would expect. I watched a BA146 circle a few time as well.

I am pretty sure I saw a 146 do it also.

 

[hammer2]

I saw a B-52 do it...with just 7 engines!