Originally Posted by
Rt Hon Jim Hacker MP
Bloody death traps. Shame on any airport that even has a published approach chart.
Before all the heroes come along, yes I can fly one. But they are dangerous by design. We can do far better in this day and age.
Coastal refraction flying the NDB into Honiara was very noticeable.
That being said, design and certification would have taken that into account. So as some poster said above, any NDB approach flown as published shouldn’t be unsafe.