Thanks again Aterpster, Desert185,and all the rest.Quite interesting all this.
Aterpster, since you mentioned in your company is was taught to start rounding out of the descent about 100 ft above the MDA, I've got a follow up question.
Did you actually continue then in level flight at MDA towards the MAP like you would do in a prop?
Because if your approach speed in final config from DICEY inbound would be around 150kts for example, it takes you about 2:07 minutes according to the chart to reach LMM, the missed approach point.With a normal sinkrate of around 750 ft/min you would've reached the MDA of 6060ft for class C/D aircraft already after a little less than 1minute after passing DICEY at 6700ft.
So you would have still 1 minute to go towards LMM.In a prop this is no problem,
but with a jetliner it seems hard to do, since passsing LMM at MDA would leave
you about 1700ft above the airfield at a distance of 0.5NM from the threshold.
Or did you go around immediately if you had no visual contact upon reaching MDA?With go-around I mean starting your climb&gear and flap retraction, the missed approach procedure itself can only be flown laterally once your at the MAP,I know.
Thank you,
John
P.S.:Forgot to ask,what are RMI dog-ears?
Last edited by Bizjetdriver142; 13th September 2011 at 10:50.