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30th Aug 2016, 13:51

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How does a 757 complete a 5.6 degree glide from 3,100' - Air Greenland BGBW

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Posted By twochai

Not true. SAS used to operate summer charters to...

Not true. SAS used to operate summer charters to BGBW from CPH with DC8-63's!

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26th Aug 2016, 09:21

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How does a 757 complete a 5.6 degree glide from 3,100' - Air Greenland BGBW

Views: 14,213

Posted By twochai

Of course, in the old days, pre-GPS, pre-RNAV,...

Of course, in the old days, pre-GPS, pre-RNAV, the procedure was a cloud break on the SIMIUTAQ beacon and a 25 NM crawl up the fjord, passing the beached fishing boat on the left, at the last turn...

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16th Aug 2016, 14:24

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How does a 757 complete a 5.6 degree glide from 3,100' - Air Greenland BGBW

Views: 14,213

Posted By twochai

Yes, PEI, but you know well that flying in the...

Yes, PEI, but you know well that flying in the Arctic/Antarctic, the jungles and on water still requires SA and good judgement on the part of the pilot - be it a 757, C-17 or something smaller.
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16th Aug 2016, 00:39

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How does a 757 complete a 5.6 degree glide from 3,100' - Air Greenland BGBW

Views: 14,213

Posted By twochai

Absolutely right, PEI. In which case, the answer...

Absolutely right, PEI. In which case, the answer to the original question "How does a 757 complete a 5.6 degree glide from 3,100' - Air Greenland BGBW" should be "landing flap setting and Flight Idle...

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13th Aug 2016, 21:42

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How does a 757 complete a 5.6 degree glide from 3,100' - Air Greenland BGBW

Views: 14,213

Posted By twochai

The only time that a steep approach is necessary...

The only time that a steep approach is necessary at BGBW is when there is a strong wind up the valley. In that situation the effective approach angle into wind is considerably less than it would be...

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