B7378 tips?
I’m not a massive fan of spending too much time heads down in “the box” at low level, as some people here mention. However, if the missed approach is complex, it’s worth making sure you at least tidy up the legs page so the waypoints sequence and you don’t lose LNAV guidance for the missed approach.
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Thanks for the replies.
When conducting an RNAV approach do you need to adjust for temperature? How do you do this? If the temperature is higher than ISA you’d also be higher on the descent path than a standard day so how do you compensate for this?
When conducting an RNAV approach do you need to adjust for temperature? How do you do this? If the temperature is higher than ISA you’d also be higher on the descent path than a standard day so how do you compensate for this?
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In the FORECAST page that you can access from the DESCENT page, you enter the ISA deviation and QNH. I fill this page for every descent and approach.
The upcoming FMC update will also bring in further improvements but these are an option.
The upcoming FMC update will also bring in further improvements but these are an option.
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Whole descent. If you don't update it when there's a high pressure at the Transition Level you will find yourself high. With a high QNH in the forecast page, the FMC recalculates and moves the TD a few miles before.
VNAV is a good system that works well if the information it is given is correct. It's trash in, trash out.
VNAV is a good system that works well if the information it is given is correct. It's trash in, trash out.
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It should actually be average ISA deviation during descent, but very few OFPs provide such data. In practice, inserting ISA deviation rarely makes a big difference to the calculated descent profile.
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That's true.
Taking the values at the 3 altitudes whose descent winds are inserted in the FORECAST page and interpolate a rough average between them would not be wrong in my opinion. But that's too much into details maybe.
Taking the values at the 3 altitudes whose descent winds are inserted in the FORECAST page and interpolate a rough average between them would not be wrong in my opinion. But that's too much into details maybe.
When conducting an RNAV approach do you need to adjust for temperature? How do you do this? If the temperature is higher than ISA you’d also be higher on the descent path than a standard day so how do you compensate for this?
Like some have said you can enter an average ISA deviation ( for the entire descent) into the FMC and it will move your TOD point a little bit, but don’t confuse this with the on slope indication as you cross the threshold. The only correction for above ISA conditions as you come down final is your eyeballs. You can see this any time you operate in high temperatures. You’ll get a sense visually that you are a bit high when showing on slope and that is because you are. The altimeter is under reading.
From a training guide;
The altimeter will under read in an above ISA atmosphere causing the aircraft to fly a slightly steeper approach. For example on an ISA +20 day the altimeter will under read by 4% for each 10 degrees above ISA, times the height above the airfield. This means that the aircraft will arrive at the 250' minima 20 feet high and at the threshold 4 feet high.
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In this day and age, could it not fly 2 reds/2 whites perfectly whilst in LNAV/VNAV? After all its a GPS derived signal.
Any hard earned tips guys with the fms in particular?
Any hard earned tips guys with the fms in particular?
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In this day and age, could it not fly 2 reds/2 whites perfectly whilst in LNAV/VNAV? After all its a GPS derived signal.
ICAO does not prescribe any procedures for correcting the altitudes for temperatures warmer than ISA, and one is not to fly below the prescribed altitudes by the State, hence you will be high on profile in hot weather and will have to deal with it once you are visual, as in any other aircraft.
In this day and age, could it not fly 2 reds/2 whites perfectly whilst in LNAV/VNAV?
You are high by 4% of your height above the airfield for each ISA +10 degrees.
It doesn’t sound like much but it is useful to be aware that it’s going to happen. Particularly if the heat is going to cause up draughts etc as you fly over the concrete, sometimes it all adds up to a flare you’d rather forget As usual though, the answer is to look out the window and make the picture right.
Basically by looking out the window and aiming for the correct aim point.........The only correction for above ISA conditions as you come down final is your eyeballs. You can see this any time you operate in high temperatures. You’ll get a sense visually that you are a bit high when showing on slope and that is because you are.
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For RNP approaches you can use LNAV/VNAV and it'll do a grand job, temperature permitting.
If the approach is to LNAV/VNAV minima, no cold temperature correction is required providing it isn't below the minimum approved temperature (this will be promulaged on the approach plate)
If the approach is to LNAV only minima you can use LNAV/VNAV but must temperature correct all altitudes below the temperature corrected MSA if OAT at aerodrome is 0 degrees C or less.
Of course operator must have approval, aircraft with GPS and both crew PBN endorsed on licence
If the approach is to LNAV/VNAV minima, no cold temperature correction is required providing it isn't below the minimum approved temperature (this will be promulaged on the approach plate)
If the approach is to LNAV only minima you can use LNAV/VNAV but must temperature correct all altitudes below the temperature corrected MSA if OAT at aerodrome is 0 degrees C or less.
Of course operator must have approval, aircraft with GPS and both crew PBN endorsed on licence
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Trim, a lot.
With any jet, don't pump or cycle the rudder pedals with one engine inoperative and don't get slow or she will bite you very hard. For most engine out scenarios, 4.5 units of rudder trim is just perfect.
For the rest, it's a big Seneca.
With any jet, don't pump or cycle the rudder pedals with one engine inoperative and don't get slow or she will bite you very hard. For most engine out scenarios, 4.5 units of rudder trim is just perfect.
For the rest, it's a big Seneca.
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