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Old 13th Mar 2008, 18:58
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springbok449
 
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First things first, congrats NSF to your promotion...

As ever your explanation regarding G/S mini makes it for us simple souls easier to understand.

However, DESIpilot has a valid point, although not strictly applicable to the 320 series, for the A340-600 it is a common problem.

In my company there was a much higher than average number of go-arounds due to loss of separation between the preceding A/C and the 600 on the approach due to the G/S mini function especially in stronger wind condition this has lead the ATC having to increase the separation on approach.

I suppose a way round this prolem would be to go in selected speed until 4 miles then hitting managed speed however this could cause an un-stable approach if not monitored.

I think that G/S mini is a great function but still has its flaws.
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