Encorebaby, have you finished your diatribe yet? No, the regulation won't win, and we won't be forced to join in, because thankfully billionaires rule the world
Plus, we'll just find a registry that suits. I bet you in 20years, we will still be able to have the same conversation. You really should work directly for EASA or an insurance firm. They'd love you.
Tom, you are spot on. A lot of pilots don't seem to appreciate the going to where they actually need to go for the passenger. Let's all just use the biggest runway nearby like Nice. P
off!
MisterT, where to start? I've never diverted out of a small strip with all the fuel annunciator lights on. Care to tell a story to us???? As for ducking below the glide, the glide is irrelevant when you are going into a short strip where there is no IAP or PAPIs. Your approach should put you on the numbers at a decent descent angle to clear all obstacles. The problems come from pilots so engrained with using the papi's that they can't cope without them. Skill loss again.
BTW, nothing wrong with ducking below the glide, when your are VISUAL and clear of Obstacles. It's steepening the approach path and therefore falls in to line with your performance assumption. If you went to some places Citation pilots go, and didn't adjust your technique, you would be a statistic. Once again, we are back to a discussion of being a pilot, or an aircraft IT operator.
Sop_monkey Thank you for the good sense of humour. Had a giggle writing it. Safe flying to you to.