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Old 17th Sep 2013, 09:35
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Fareastdriver
 
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then how would they cope with the harder bit - getting in to the runway when suddenly becoming visual near the MAPt of, say, a VOR half way up the runway whilst still at the MDA and doing say 100kts.
Thousands of fixed wing pilots seem to manage this without coming to the hover, You may well be flying a helicopter but the approach is designed and certified for a fixed wing aircraft. Why make things difficult at Vy when there are thousands of metres of concrete at the end to stop it in.

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