Originally Posted by
TheFly
Not whining about it, but aren't turbine & large a/c supposed to be configured by 1500agl?
no, not required. I think you may be remembering FAR 91 rules for ops into class D for large turbine a/c. (1500 pattern entry, use of G/S etc). Practically though, the large majority of approaches are configured (especially gear) well above 1000'.