Given that some of the approaches used by WestJet require a rate of descent of 1000 fpm or more, the FDM program is set to capture only rates of descent that exceed 1300 fpm for more than 2 seconds
The majority of WestJet’s 1596 unstable approaches in 2016 were characterized by rate-of descent exceedances, and during 609 of them the aircraft exceeded 1300 fpm for more than 2 seconds during descent between 1000 feet AGL and 500 feet AGL.
WoooHoooo!
Go around...wait for it, wait for it...jeezus, why did the ac not respond to thrust increase? No other actions other than driving it faster downward?
Last edited by underfire; 5th Jun 2018 at 19:59.