View Full Version : SRA - When do you choose to fly one
spikeair
17th Jun 2005, 11:04
Just curious, How often do Airliners fly SRA approaches?
Occaisionally , just to keep in practice?
I would imagine that if an ILS or LLZ/DME is unservicable for any reason, then a SRA is perhaps preferable to a NDB/DME approach if one exists ? (My assumption as I find a SRA easier than a NDB approach - I've got a IMC rating).
Do ATC enjoy performing SRAs?
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
17th Jun 2005, 11:17
<<Do ATC enjoy performing SRAs?>>
It's quite fun... but in the days of unreliable ILS installations when one could end up doing a hundred or more in a shift they got a bit tiresome!
Captain Airclues
17th Jun 2005, 11:30
Did one at EGPK on Monday at ATC´s request (training/recency?). The controller was excellent....spot on the ILS at MDA.
Airclues
Whaledog
17th Jun 2005, 13:31
I Havn't done one for real in 17,000+ hrs of airline flying. I've flown a few at atc request for atc training in vfr> Otherwise a good way to get dead in many places in the world. trust no one!!! Not all controlers are as well train as those in the "modern world".
whaledog
Piltdown Man
17th Jun 2005, 13:40
In 15 years I have only ever done two for real. The rest (which is a few dozen) were requested by ATC for training/recency purposes.
Anyone who REALLY wants to fly one can visit LGW in the wee small hours when that is what you get.