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Old 19th Jun 2011, 09:23
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Microburst2002
 
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The rule for approach (3º or 5% approx) is:

divide GS by 2 an multiply by 100..

GS 150, so it will be 750 fpm

GS 200, 1000 fpm

GS 130, 650 fpm

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It is extremely useful to hand fly an ILS, no matter how the wind component, configuration and other factors affect the approach, if you have GS you instantly have a V/S target to keep the G/S.
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