Europa Loss of Comm - Descent?
Hi,
I have a question regarding the loss of communication procedures and yes, I know they have been discussed before but I can't find a particular answer to my question!
In the UK we are told that after 7 minutes we should descend according CDA / Planned descent profile but in Europe it reads to me that we should maintain level until the IAF unless there are altitude restrictions along the way.
So, example, if I am flying into an airport at FL380 I should maintain FL380 (presuming no at / below altitudes on arrival) until the IAF and then in the hold I should descend all the way from Fl380 to X altitude.
Whilst this seems to be clear I wonder how the ATC units would co-ordinate this and how happy they would be for you to sit at FL380 and then descend through ALL the levels down to the IAF altitude rather than descending as they might expect in accordance with the profile.
Any thoughts please?