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Old 26th Aug 2009, 18:23
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Intruder
 
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This approach is actually quite a complex one if you're in a non-FMS airplane...

You have a VOR, ILS, and 2 NDBs you have to tune and follow. When do you tune which in what radio, if you have no dedicated ILS receivers? How do you transition from NDB to VOR or ILS if you have a separate RMI for the NDBs?

You have a Decision Height choice to be made. If you don't have a climb performance chart in your FCOM/FHB/QRH, how do you decide (weight, temp, actual weather, fuel?)? Then there is a "gotcha" in the Missed Approach Altitude that you might not catch on first glance.

If you have to fly the full approach (no vectors to final), you may have to do a procedure turn or a dogleg path. Then you find there is no DME definition of the OM or the MM, so you may be confused by DME readings vs distance to the runway...

And today I agree with skyeurocapt that 411A IS way too cavalier in his attitude. He obviously has forgotten that his FO may have been flying with Captains who vary quite a bit in their techniques and expectations for crew coordination...
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