Another question about track miles.
Hi I fly into the UK very frequently from across the pond.Generally on approach I will ask the director if he/she could tell me the track miles to run, this will give me an idea of how to plan my approach. I would like to know with this distance given to me, should I plan my descent at a constant rate, or does it not matter if I end up milling around at a particular altitude early ? The only reason why I ask is a check airman bought up the subject, and said especially going into LGW that we should fly a constant rate for noise considerations. Is this true and is this applicable to all operations into UK airports ? My humblest apologies if this has been beaten to death before.