E & H raises a good point about VS on approach.
"Half ground-speed plus 50" used to be taught for 3 degree approach.
[gs = 140kts, then vs = 700 + 50 ==750fpm]
re Wondai: when I was instructing there in mid 80s we installed the runway lights. Had some interesting times there, one 172 would have impacted just shy of the Kingair's later crash site if the dual check had been solo!
That student was reminded of the AH/VS requirement straight after a night take-off!
After I had left CG for the airlines one of my old companies pilots decked the C310 at longreach on a night take-off, simply flew it into the ground off the end of the runway at high speed!
He was unhurt.
I blamed his real estate agent / part time instructor who preached the "level off and accelerate to cruise climb speed while reducing power to 25/25 while at 10'!" method of departure!
