PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - can I turn earlier when VOR approach?
Thread: can I turn earlier when VOR approach?
View Single Post
Old 7th Oct 2015, 21:12
  #5 (permalink)  
peekay4
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Canada
Posts: 1,257
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
In many cases you must turn and commence descent well prior to the MAP in order to land at a normal glide angle. (Assuming you have the runway environment in sight).

See for example the "Visual Descent Point" (VDP) concept.
peekay4 is offline  
Reply