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Old 15th Sep 2016, 07:27
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RMC, a colleague who flew Air Greenland 757 into UAK for many years tells me that
"even with a slight tailwind (ca. 5 kts) it was possible to make it on a straight-in to RWY 07 from MAPt"
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Technically there are 4 NDB apps into UAK. Category A-B with/without DME and category C with/without DME. All of them sports the following note as quoted from the AIP:
For ACFT not able to follow the steep APCH
path (5.6°) from Decision Point to the RWY it is
recommended to descend towards the RWY,
and when overhead the THR carry out a 360°
left turn and intercept the final, as the weather
in this area can be observed from the airport.
Turn radius should not exceed 1nm. This
procedure may only be used during daylight
and within the civil twilight periods.
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