Anyone flying into Sishen?
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Sometimes north, sometimes south
Posts: 1,809
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes
on
1 Post
Anyone flying into Sishen?
Does anyone fly into Sishen (FASS) regularly? I have a project there and want to know a bit more about the use of the instrument procedure.
NS
NS
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: South Africa
Posts: 286
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
NDB procedure
Hi
Hope you're Instrument Rated?
Better get some serious practice beforehand!
Last time I looked FASS had a NDB approach plate.
You'll need to interpolate the latest QNH from FAUP & FAKM to set it for FASS.
The amount of times you'll need to use a letdown procedure there will be very few as the area is semi-desert; but there are exceptions.
Hope you're Instrument Rated?
Better get some serious practice beforehand!
Last time I looked FASS had a NDB approach plate.
You'll need to interpolate the latest QNH from FAUP & FAKM to set it for FASS.
The amount of times you'll need to use a letdown procedure there will be very few as the area is semi-desert; but there are exceptions.
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: JOHANNESBERG
Posts: 74
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re Sishen
Sishen even has a VOR now but no approved procedure!
Also you can tune your radio to 121.00 and on 3 clicks on this freqency you will receive the latest winds ans current QNH.
Before you take off you can also SMS ' vfass' to 35010 and you will also receive the weather details and QNH for sishen and lastly try www.vitalweather.co.za
Go well
Also you can tune your radio to 121.00 and on 3 clicks on this freqency you will receive the latest winds ans current QNH.
Before you take off you can also SMS ' vfass' to 35010 and you will also receive the weather details and QNH for sishen and lastly try www.vitalweather.co.za
Go well
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Sometimes north, sometimes south
Posts: 1,809
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes
on
1 Post
Sishen even has a VOR now but no approved procedure
Looking at the NDB plate, it seems pretty rudimentary - available only in the 17 direction due to FAR 25; OCH 852ft; missed appproach point a mile and a half *past* the airfield; and an FAT alignment which would appear to deliver you to a point about 500 metres laterally off the centreline at the threshold. No use for anything but circling as far as I can see, but then again as you say flyboy2 I don't suppose it's needed very often up there.
NS
