CCT, ego's, idiots & money
Oh! how I hate flying into airfields with a lot of trainning going on, just how big can the CCT be? the other day I had to fly about 4 miles to follow someone in a C152 with no traffic ahead of him, full flap at 1000ft and dragging it in at 65kt. No doubt the airline pilot wannbe instructor was congratulating his student on a fine "stablized approach"!
Next day.............. Africa............. 78,000kg jet, the FO flys a speed stable visual CCT all within 2 NM of the airfield rolling the wings level on the runway centre line at 500Ft.
A few days later I send a student solo after about 10 hours total instructional time, he is doing perfect CCT's at 800ft all within about a mile of the airfield.
So why are we taking so much airspace for a simple CCT?
It is clearly not for aircraft performance, The sudents that I see are self selecting so they are not "above average" but seem to have no problem with the concept or workload in a tight CCT.
So we are left with one or two factors, I know that noise abatment is an issue at some airfields but the trainning providors at Elstree must be laughing all the way to the bank with the extra flying they are selling with the CCT that they agreed to fly.
Secondly the Airline wannabe instructors like the extra flying time in the logbook, but were do they get this 4 mile stable approach thing from? it can only be from too much airline wannabe bull................please guys remember you are teaching people to fly a light aircraft and if you have to do things the "airline way" then speed stable at 500ft is fine by most airlines on a visual approach................................ not 4 miles & 1000 ft!