Quote:
An approach is stabilized when the aircraft is:
a lined up with the landing runway
b established on 3° glidepath
c in the landing configuration at Vref +5 / - 0kts
d descending at less than 500fpm
I don't know where that's from, but it isn't a very good definition. There are many approaches around the world which require greater than a 3º approach to the runway.
It was from our ops manual, the question was raised where it said such an approach had to be flown.