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Old 20th Mar 2007, 21:46
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fixa24
 
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Virgin and DME arrivals

So virgin guys and gals;

Whats up with the "no circling approach" thing that's happened lately?
Well to be fair i can understand that, but what's with the DME arrival caper?

Scenario: Cloud BKN015, DME/GPS arrivals on ATIS.
VOZXXX cleared DME arrival with no descent restrictions, levels off at A015. Skipping in and out of cloud, conducts missed approach. Following IFR aircraft get delayed.

Now this has not happened once, or twice. But numerous times. The DME minima for that sector with tower active is 790ft for cat C aircraft. Why are you only coming to A015?

If this is a new company policy, why weren't ATC made aware of this, as it severely limits our options.......

Any other ATC's noticed this caper?
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