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Old 17th Apr 2013, 08:34
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The 09 VOR plate posted early on in this thread shows a 2.38 degree descent path from from the FAF with crossing altitudes at various DME distances, including the MAPt. This is the first time I have seen an NPA plate with an approach slope.
You need to hop onto your authority and get it to include the approach angle on the charts. We've had them here for years. Depending on your company's SOP approaching the MDA, it is essential because it tells you what FPA angle to set approaching the MDA/DDA. If the chart says 3.46°, no point in setting 3° if you really want to get in. Similarly in this case, if you set 3°, you'll end up low as the approach angle is 2.8°.

We have also had an Altitude/Distance table for every mile in from the FAF for many years. Good for SA or when the database approach is not available.

In practice, these database approaches take to us 50ft-ish AGL over the threshold and I would be surprised if this one did otherwise. So they "aim" at short final using the VOR for tracking reference, and the DME distance (adjusted for distance to the threshold) for slope reference.
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