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Old 31st Aug 2016, 10:00
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piratepete
 
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An APP FFS! I was lucky enough to operate in a 737-200 around the south pacific for many years before moving up to LNAV/VNAV flying on big jets, and the 3 seconds per 100 feet above airport elevation after passing the threshold downwind worked every time in the most horrible weather conditions.A small nod to wind effect was often made but the basics were always the same.Stay level until you were more or less heading to the runway then down you go at a nominal 700 fpm, many times with no PAPI etc.Obviously this was generally with sea level ports with not much terrain about, so this is problematic at say BUSAN for example where special procedures are needed to be trained/adhered to.TERPS or PANS OPS not really relevant.What ever has happened to this type of skill............Pete.
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