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Old 15th Jun 2018, 17:22
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BluSdUp
 
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Gentlemen
Some excellent analysis here, and some more productive then the report!
I would love to have the SOP and training manual for WJ at hand, but at the end of the day ANY NPA must be laterally and vertically " monitored " or checked somehow!
I was not a big fan of the monitored approach when we started it, but now I love it! Gives me all the time in the world to supervise the approach if Jr is a low timer.
He is the Approach PF and the GA PF, and I get to asses the cues as we approach minima. If happy , " My controls, Click Click."
He backs me up on speed vertical and transits outside as Papi , CL becomes primary.

Anyway
Lets imagine this was a line check or a sim check !!
It would be a FAIL, the crew is clearly not competent and would have been grounded.
And, a NPA is a simple ting , BUT some very basic rules has to be applied and respected.
Know were You are , horizontally and vertically and make sure you land at the intended runway.
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