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Old 17th Jun 2012, 16:47
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misd-agin
 
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Get established on speed, on GS, on LOC. 2 degree nose attitude. Start with 54% N1 (horrors, no A/T's too?).

Make small changes. Scan, scan, scan. The quicker you notice the deviation trend the smaller the correction.

It's almost always trending away. The trick is to notice it ASAP and make the smallest correction necessary so that you don't start a trend in the opposite direction! The rate of deviation might be very small but eventually you'll notice one or two, make the corrections, and scan, scan, scan.

MAP display helps. If the track line is parallel to the runway the ILS displacement will increase as you get closer even though the physical displacement from the runway centerline is not increasing. Use the MAP display, along with your heading, to avoid making large heading changes, especially as you near the runway and the sensitivity increases which requires smaller and smaller corrections.

Raw data flying, along with s/e approaches, especially raw data s/e approaches, along with strong crosswind landings, is what culls the herd.
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