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Old 12th Apr 2022, 13:57
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Set the MCP altitude to the nearest 100 foot increment at or below each intermediate altitude constraint.
When the current constraint is assured, set the next constraint before ALT is engaged to achieve a continuous descent path.
So in the space of ~1nm and less than 500ft to the MDA, you have to reset the altitude selector from 130ft above the MDA to the MDA (650, if you can set it). It appears to me that the Americans still don't have the distance/altitude profile table on their FAA approach charts so one is forced into this altitude selector catch-basket fiddle at every limiting step on the way down final. Getting off topic though...
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