origin of the term base leg in aviation?

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origin of the term base leg in aviation?

2006-06-20 08:32:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft

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The base leg in a landing pattern is 90 degrees to the final approach to the runway. This Wikipedia page has a good diagram of a typical airport landing pattern...

2006-06-20 10:11:43 · answer #1 · answered by JetDoc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

The first direction you take from the base.

2006-06-20 16:44:19 · answer #2 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

if you make the traffic pattern a rectangle, then stand it up so that the runway is facing up, then the base leg is the base of the rectangle.

2006-06-20 17:49:18 · answer #3 · answered by outbaksean 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋