In a standard GA traffic pattern, which leg comes immediately before the final approach?

In a standard GA traffic pattern, which leg comes immediately before the final approach?

• A. Upwind leg.
• B. Base leg.
• C. Crosswind leg.
• D. Final approach.

Answer: (B)

In a standard GA traffic pattern, you fly a sequence that brings you from being parallel to the runway to lined up and on a descent for landing. After the downwind leg, you turn onto the base leg, which is when you maneuver perpendicular to the runway to align yourself with the final approach path. From there you turn onto the final approach for landing. So the leg that comes immediately before the final is the base leg. The earlier legs—upwind, then crosswind, then downwind—happen before you reach the base, and the final approach is the last phase where you descend and land.

In a standard GA traffic pattern, you fly a sequence that brings you from being parallel to the runway to lined up and on a descent for landing. After the downwind leg, you turn onto the base leg, which is when you maneuver perpendicular to the runway to align yourself with the final approach path. From there you turn onto the final approach for landing. So the leg that comes immediately before the final is the base leg.

The earlier legs—upwind, then crosswind, then downwind—happen before you reach the base, and the final approach is the last phase where you descend and land.