Originally Posted by
Fl1ingfrog
Most published procedures include an alternative timed procedure without DME.
What a strange thing to say. Follow the procedure in accordance with the design and above all comply with the published minima. If they weren't safe they wouldn't be there.
That’s a very strange thing to say. If it was that easy for people to just follow the procedure then there would never have been a crash involving an NDB. In the same way that if people just took off and landed properly there would never have been an incident during those phases of flight. The reality is, as you know, NDBs are harder to fly with far more opportunity for screwing up than an ILS or an RNav approach.
Assume you don’t wear a seatbelt when you drive? What would be the point, just don’t crash.