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Old 1st Mar 2009, 11:12
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Approaches to LBG for ILS27 are even worse. A 30nm run in at 2000' is about the norm. You cross just under CDG final traffic on base and roughly parallel it on final. Spacing from VFR traffic below can be an issue. A plog may estimate say 40min from London but on average it takes 55min and a lot more fuel than than the plog. The plog goes to the transition at Mokno/Merue or whatever and then DCT.

Continuous descent is not possible here, but as a concept it should be pushed hard though. This would hopefully make the French change the procedures there and save us all time, fuel and noise for people on the ground.

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