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Old 20th Oct 2009, 07:26
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framer
 
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One airline I flew for prohibited glideslope capture from above in their SOP's.
Don't exceed 2000 FPM below 2000' AGL, or 1000 FPM below 1000' AGL. Be stable below 1000'. If not, go around.
Is good advice.
There have been CFIT's where a moderately high V/S was set up to capture followed by a distraction (one that comes to mind was a gear indication problem) followed by CFIT. The high ROD was not huge but it was prolonged due to the distraction and a bit of overload on the crews part.
It should not be a daily event in my opinion.
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Framer
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