ryr memo, ndb 01 at gse
hello founder,
the problem of the ndb rwy 01 at gse, (gothenburg save), is not, to like or not to like this approach. it is an operational matter. non precision approaches in general increase pilot workloads, needs a so called double briefing, on top of the normal brief. has higher minimas than ils approach etc... .
in this particular case for ndb rwy 01, the approach is not very users friendly.
the faf is at 4nm at 1550ft only, is not co-located with the ndb & has steeper than normal descent gradient, 5.8% if i am correct. couple that with a heavy landing weight, higher minimas, 600ft mda(rounded of from 550ft) & a rather short rwy for a b738 ng.
in fact, a lot of parameters come into play, as stated in other posts, not the least to mention the weather conditions, wind, vis/rvr, cloudbase,rwy dry/wet etc... . i agree, if wx & wind & all the rest is ok, then a npa or visual app(day only as per ryr sop) should not pose a problem.
a last remark, if a late rwy change(from rwy 19 to rwy 01), is proposed by atc to accommodate, then all the ingredients for a rushed app are in place, à la cali (b757 amercan airlines). in that case it would be better to stick to the original plan & fly the ils rwy 19, even with a slight tw.
so founder, don't jump to conclusions to soon & by the way, ryr crews are, by definition, flying a lot of npa's(non precision approches).
the problem would be solved by installing an ils on rwy 01.
bm.
Last edited by blackmail; 23rd Mar 2006 at 12:37.