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Old 15th Aug 2013, 04:25
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Airbubba
 
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Well it should (and be published). You guys need to be dragged into the real world.
Huh?

Step down fixes are not on the final profile path on many approaches. And even if they are, non-standard temperature can cause them to be above the extended profile. The feds have been harping on this in recent years, here is a discussion for ILS approaches, it is a similar situation for non-precision approaches with vertical path guidance:

FAA Releases Updated Guidance on Instrument Landing System Intercepts | NBAA - National Business Aviation Association

And here is the circular:
http://www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviat.../InFO11009.pdf
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