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Old 30th Aug 2013, 20:59
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Hummingfrog
 
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"Screw this, let's drop below this clag and drive in underneath."?
Why would they do this - how do they know how low the "clag" goes - is it to sea level? What happens when they find at say 300ft they are still in the clag? It would be lunacy to think that was a safe and appropriate way to approach an airfield

Far better to calculate the ROD to arrive at MDH just short of the MAP and, if the actual is correct, break cloud with the lights and runway directly in front of you. Modern runway lights are very powerful and the pattern of lead in lights naturally leads you towards the runway.

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