When cleared to execute a published sidestep maneuver for a specific approach and landing on the parallel runway, at what point is the pilot expected to commence this maneuver?

What are the main differences between a visual approach and a contact approach?

When may a pilot make a straight in landing, if using an IAP having only circling minimums?

(Refer to figure 49.) You have been cleared to the CREAK intersection via the BTG 054° radial at 7,000 feet. Approaching CREAK, you are cleared for the LOC/DME RWY 21 approach to PDX. Descent to procedure turn altitude should begin prior to

How can an IAF be identified on a Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) Chart?