PIC OF A CARGO B767 FLT MAKES A HIGH SPD 360 KT; LOW ALT; 250 FT AGL; PASS WITH A 65 DEG BANK OVER THE RWY FOR A 'FINAL PASS' APCH AND FINAL 'RETIREMENT' LNDG AT ZZZ; US.

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I FLEW MY LAST 'RETIREMENT' FLT. I PLANNED AND EXECUTED A FINAL PASS AND SALUTE TO ANC RWY 14 IN HONOR OF ALL THOSE MIL AND CIVILIAN INSTRUCTORS CHIEF PLTS AND 'BOSSES' WHO SO PATIENTLY MENTORED ME THROUGHOUT MY AVIATION CAREER; AND TO THE MIL AND ALL THE FINE ACR COMPANIES FOR WHOM I HAVE WORKED. I CALLED ZAN PRIOR TO LETDOWN AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD COORDINATE WITH ANC APCH/TWR FOR A 600 FT PASS OVER RWY 14 WITH A 'R BREAK' TO A R DOWNWIND AND LNDG ON RWY 14. THE MANEUVER WAS APPROVED BY ALL CTLING AGENCIES INVOLVED; WITH TWR GIVING US CLRNC FOR 'ANY ALT; ANY AIRSPD' (A QUOTE). I LINED UP WITH THE RWY AT 4 NM; 600 FT MSL (500 FT AGL); 360 KIAS. ABEAM THE TWR I MADE A R BREAK AT 45 DEG ANGLE OF BANK TO DOWNWIND; DIRTIED UP AND DID A SHORT FINAL TO LAND ON RWY 14. IF I EXCEEDED 45 DEG ANGLE OF BANK; IT WAS ONLY MOMENTARY AND UNINTENTIONAL. AT NO TIME WAS THE ACFT 'OUT OF CTL;' NOR DID I ENDANGER THE CREW (FO AND IRO) OR THE ACFT. HOWEVER; IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT; I DID ACCELERATE TO 360 KIAS INSTEAD OF FLYING THE 250 KIAS I HAD PLANNED. TWR'S CLRNC TO FLY 'ANY ALT; ANY AIRSPD' DID NOT CLR ME TO EXCEED FAR LIMITS. IN EXECUTION; THE ABOVE MANEUVER IS NON-STANDARD FOR SURE. HOWEVER; I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO BE FLOWN AT A DESIGNATED ALT AND AIRSPD IN SUCH CASES AS MINE; WHERE A PLT'S FINAL LNDG WILL BE MADE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 597938: THE FLT WAS COMMANDED BY A CAPT ON HIS FINAL FLT BEFORE HIS RETIREMENT. HE WAS ASSISTED BY A FO AND AN INTL RELIEF OFFICER. REQUEST WAS MADE OF ZAN TO PASS ON TO ANC APCH FOR AN OVERFLT OF THE ANC ARPT ON RWY 14 WITH R-HAND OVERHEAD PATTERNS. ATC APPROVED ALT AND AIRSPD AT THE CAPT'S DISCRETION. THE OVERHEAD R-HAND PATTERN WAS COMPLETED WITH AIRSPD AS HIGH AS 350 KTS; BANK ANGLE AS GREAT AS 65 DEGS; ALT AS LOW AS 250 FT AGL; WITH A MAX OF 2 LOADING AND ASSOCIATED EGPWS AND BANK ANGLE WARNINGS. THERE SHOULD BE A DIGNIFIED AND SAFE FINAL FLT PROGRAM FOR PLTS TO SALUTE A LIFETIME OF AVIATION ACHIEVEMENTS SANCTIONED BY BOTH THE FAA AND THEIR RESPECTIVE FLT DEPTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 597510: DURING THE TURN TO DOWNWIND THE PF BANKED THE PLANE AS MUCH AS 65 DEGS MOMENTARILY TO AVOID XING OVER RWY 6L; WHICH WAS ALSO ACTIVE BUT THERE WERE NO ACFT WITHIN 4 MI OF THE ARPT. THE PLANE WAS THEN SAFELY MANEUVERED TO A NORMAL LNDG AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.