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Old 19th Mar 2020, 05:57
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Originally Posted by vilas
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First low temperature correction has to be applied to final descent altitude and the minimum. To track this corrected vertical profile you use corrected FPA. The responsibility to ensure you are tracking correct vertical path is with crew by normal DME/altitude (corrected) checks.
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Reading the report here...

https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-r.../a15h0002.html

The published descent angle was almost 3.1 degrees with a temperature of -5C. Yet they chose to use an FPA of 3.5 which the report says was in agreement with the company procedures(which were different than Airbus procedures). But it seems like the chart published on this thread(which is not in my QRH) shows that one might use 3.2 degrees. I this correct.

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