Originally Posted by
compressor stall
I wonder if the above is adequately explained to pilots; i.e. if disturbed, the aircraft will not regain the original "glide-slope" but will parallel it, either above or below.
Certainly on any NPA where visibility is low, (but in limits for the NPA); I would feel extremely uncomfortable NOT checking my altitude at every mile on the way down. How bizarre for an airline to say it was not necessary. Basic piloting and SA, surely?