approach technique
TheChitterneFlyer
You clearly know about how things are done but what is bothering me is why. I had always fondly imagined that a passenger aircraft could glide into a landing if the engines failed. Now it seems that the standard approach profile makes this impossible. Again I say why? Is there no possible standard approach that would leave sufficient energy for a no power landing at all times during the approach? The kind of thing that might work would be a much steeper angle with spoilers extended, if the engines failed the spoilers would be reduced to enable the same angle to be continued.
You mentioned the kind of profile that would be required for a no power landing. I had assumed that pilots were trained in exactly how to land with no power, is this correct?
Rory