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Old 16th Nov 2003, 23:47
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Tinstaafl
 
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Descent B010 in G airspace is exactly what is done in the company for whom I work on the ambulance flights. This is often in some quite ......er.......challenging(!) conditions.

The trick is to be thoroughly familiar with the region and use whatever navaids are available eg I often fly a 12.5 DME ARC over the ocean to position myself over a village from which I can track visually in minimum VMC conditions to another town which is directly on final. I have a radial from a regional airport 25nm away that marks the furthest point around the arc I should fly - there are hills further on - & fixes the initial town. If I can't get visual then I can try an alternative procedure using similar techniques from another direction. After that it's a diversion to an ILS.
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