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Old 4th Jan 2012, 01:56
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bubbers44
 
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Since 90 % of the TGU approaches are to the north because of the prevailing winds I guess we now agree that we cannot descend next to a hill off your right wing to 600 ft. Landing south is like any other airport but is rarely done at TGU. People that don't fly there have to understand what a normal operation is.

Landing south is a luxury because anybody can do it. Landing north is the normal way that requires precision. You just have to be a competent pilot to land north. It is not designed for amateurs. Now I understand what the poster said about you have to descend from 2700 ft to 600 ft no matter if you were on autopilot or not. We rarely landed to the south, mostly north, so not flying there and just looking at the approach, yes 600 ft to the south would be fine. It would be not a good idea to the north. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
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