Ozex, we seem to be agreed.
FWW, we're nearly agreed. Intercepting AT the GP would be OK. Any final SOP is a compromise, in this case between safety and economy. I personally believe you should give more weight to the safety side of this debate. I have (as an examiner) seen a false GP intercept - it was very obvious, and quite difficult to recover from. Certainly there was no possibility of 'adjusting' to the true GP. So, the Go-Round would be more expensive than a short level sector. Now, I admit that was a trainee, and far less likely to happen to a qualified crew. But don't many 'hot & high'accidents result from people losing spatial awareness and trying to get onto a normal approach path from too close in? I must leave it to you and your fleet captain to weigh the chances of this on your operation.
Last edited by keithl; 6th November 2003 at 19:34.