RJtrashPilot

Harbor visual into PWM. Great approach, especially in spring or early autumn.

ComairFO

River Visual to 19 at DCA or the Expressway Visual into LGA have to be at the top of my list. The VOR to 13L/R at JFK is also sweet!

riddlegrad

You know what the river is amazing into DCA, but there is alot to be concerned about. ya know---gotta be on top of your sh**, Im gonna say the harbor to 29 PWM is a fantastic also!!!

riddlegrad

beat me to it..

cheers

Spooled

Visual 31 MLI!!!!!!!!!! I love it!

Dash8Pilot

I prefer the BONVL arrival to Portland. Mt. Hood right at eye level to the left, Columbia River Gorge to the right. The HELNS arrival with a tour of Mt. St. Helens thrown in is also pretty spectacular. The Bay Visual into SEA is cool, going down the middle of Elliot Bay at 3,000 ft. with downtown out front.

Another I really like on a clear day is the visual for 9 at Victoria when arriving from Seattle. Low altitude across Puget Sound, Whidbey Island, and the San Juans, then cut across the peninsula and fly the approach over the floatplane base in Mill Bay.

Finally, to make me feel like a real pilot, the VOR DME B to North Bend, OR (KOTH) with a circle to either 13 or 31, with weather near minimums. Get slowed early on approach to avoid the GPWS warning, break out and fly over the big bridge, then start the circle. If going for 31, either fly the 4 degree glideslope or sidestep around the hill on final. If landing on 13, you get to fly past the big cranes on the north end of the bay, and there's no visual glideslope guidance to the runway.

BobSakamano

LGA Expressway Visual at night has to be my favorite. Great view up Broadway to Times Square before heading to the tanks. Verrazano Bridge, Statue of Liberty, WTC and Times Square ... then Shea Stadium. I could never get tired of it. 2nd: River Visual DCA, 3rd: River Visual 22 LGA 4th: Mt. Vernon Visual circle to 33...that tight turn puts the hair on too.

Jetjock65

LDA 7 into Eagle is pretty cool, esp. when you have to circle to 25. Completley surrounded by mountains and heading straight into one on the downwind, as you do the quick base to final the ground guys say you can see the dust kick up off of the mountain if you have alot of power in-If you guys have never been to Eagle Co. than you dont have the required amount of hair on your balls yet, any approach(well T/O too) is pretty crazy there as the airport is in a valley surrounded by mountains on all side. Its like flying inside of a bowl. Only place I know of that you have to do an FAA ride in order to shool the ILS.

River Vis. is another one of my favorite as far as scenery goes.

The Dude Abides

[Finally, to make me feel like a real pilot, the VOR DME B to North Bend, OR (KOTH) with a circle to either 13 or 31, with weather near minimums. Get slowed early on approach to avoid the GPWS warning, break out and fly over the big bridge, then start the circle. If going for 31, either fly the 4 degree glideslope or sidestep around the hill on final. If landing on 13, you get to fly past the big cranes on the north end of the bay, and there's no visual glideslope guidance to the runway.[/quote]
Or how about the ILS 15 in BTM at night, no radar, getting the sh*t kicked out of you in the buildups and center tells you to descend to 8000 when the minimum altitude on the feeder route is 10,800

BoilerWings

My favorite approach was the visual into Chicago Meigs before Daley bulldozed it in the middle of the night.