Why do I have fly over the runway first before landing?

1500 ft over the runway at 350 knots, left overhead break at 3G, downwind configure for landing, when runway 45 deg behind you turn into final and land… totally normal, don’t you guys do that with your 737 every time? :crazy_face:

Seriously… There are procedures for circuit/pattern entry but I’ve never heard of flying over it. I’m flying in Europe though, could very well be different in parts of the world where it’s normal to land on an abandoned strip in the wild.

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