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Old 21st October 2004 | 09:00
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From: Euroland
Further to the above, a fellow pilot has also asked the very important question-

Is the fix you refer to on the airfield and require an outbound plus procedure turn or base leg or racetrack procedure?

I didn't think of it but is has been pointed out to me that in a procedural environment (not being radar vectored) it can sometimes happen that the aircraft passes through the localiser and glideslope while tracking to say a beacon/fix on the aerodrome where the procedure actually starts.

I have been to a few places where the beacon is approached along the localiser but the MSA prevents descent low enough to establish for a straight-in stabilised approach and we have to ignore the glide as we pass through it while tracking to the NDB on the feld.

Sorry to have assumed that the fix you referred to was some form of Centre Fix.

So many posibilities, so little time!!

regards,

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