Originally Posted by vfenext
At the moment all it takes is the wrong QNH to be set in the FMS and the approach wont work as your crossing heights will be wrong. There are numerous examples of ATC passing the wrong setting! Think I will stick to ILS for a few more years.
...Are you seriously suggesting that these guys were doing an RNAV approach to 36R and that contributed to their instability ??? I would suggest you take a look at the METAR information above again. An ILS was their only option.
@ MoonAndBack.... Six hours not possible on an A321 ??? You are sorely mistaken... I believe my personal record is closer to 6h45 before needing to use the auxiliary tanks.