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Old 9th Apr 2014, 19:51
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BARKINGMAD
 
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1. Are you visual and likely to remain so?

2 Have you plumbed into your pink string machine a 10 mn range ring around the landing threshold, why not do it for EVERY APPROACH, EVERYWHERE?

3 Have you briefed yourself and your oppo that you want to be crossing that line @ 3200' + threshold elevation?

4 If not, then why not? It will assist greatly with energy management and general S A and renders the lack of a glideslope to a minor annoyance, if even that.

5 Thereafter, fly a visual approach like what you wuz taught long time ago. If the less experienced of you 2 is still uncomfortable, then they can drive towards the runway, aiming to cross the 5 mile mark @ 1600' + elevation, by which time the blindest of us all should have acquired the PAPIs or the runway perspective and must be able to complete the flight without trauma and definitely without hassling ATC re non-availability of ILS.

I learned this trick from my book on rocket science, alas now out of print.........
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