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Old 9th Dec 2011, 23:58
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framer
 
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I assume, Framer, you are studying for your GPS NPA endorsement!
heh heh nah, it's something that I really should have known for years but has slipped through the gaps in my study. We very rarely (I think once in the last 24 months) use a GNSS approach. The only time I've done it is either in the sim or a practice one on a beaut day when there's no traffic flow issues.
Pprune is a great resource sometimes. I was having a quick look at Melbourne yesterday morning because I'm going there next week and when I came across the GNSS chart it annoyed me how non-sensical the waypoints seem. It particularly annoys me how they do several count downs to 0nm on final. It really does reduce my S.A. because it interferes with the three times profile that I've been doing for the last ten years on every other approach. That said it's fine if you plan for it.
Anyway, pprune provided exactly what I was after while I was having a mid afternoon nap. brilliant!
Cheers
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